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Monument details

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1827 to 1990.

Monument Types

• SITE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1827 AD to 1990 AD)

Full description

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:

TR 3357 NW SANDWICH DOVER ROAD (off)
2/10004 Passenger Shelter,
Sandwich Railway Station
GV II
Passenger shelter. Circa 1847 for the South Eastern Railway and believed to be one of 3 or 4 still remaining in existence. Weatherboarded with sloping slate roof. The wooden walls on the side facing the platform were removed c1985. this wall is supported on 4 wooden piers. Built in slatted wooden seating.
Listing NGR: TR3325457600

Sandwich Railway Station’s passenger shelter was visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [1]. This was still visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition [2]. It was also visible on MasterMap dating to 2009 [3]. The area was given a monument polygon based upon the 1938 mapping, during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.

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