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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 76 NE 362
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Oyster beds near Gads Hill, Gillingham

Summary

Location of two oyster ponds near Gads Hill, Gillingham. Marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1858-1873).


Grid Reference:TQ 7891 6921
Map Sheet:TQ76NE
Parish:GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • OYSTER BEDS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD? (between))

Full description

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Two oyster beds, internally divided into four, situated on area of salt march just off shore near Gad's Hill marked on OS 1st ed map (1). Site photographs (2-7).


<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 1st ed (1868) map (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9575.

<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9737.

<4> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9743.

<5> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11147.

<6> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11148.

<7> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11150.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 1st ed (1868) map.
<2>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4127. print.
<3>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5106. print.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5146. print.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7869/1. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7869/2. print.
<7>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7869/4. print.