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Monument details

HER Number:TR 35 NE 2
Type of record:Monument
Name:Sandwich Bay Battery No. 1

Summary

Battery (site of). Napoleonic battery on the shore destroyed by the sea in 1862. It mounted six x 36-pounder and 2 x 9-pounder guns


Grid Reference:TR 3719 5549
Map Sheet:TR35NE
Parish:SHOLDEN, DOVER, KENT

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[TR 37225550] Battery [NR] (Site of) (1) "An ancient battery", destroyed by the sea in 1862 was situated on the foreshore at Small Downs, SE of Chequers P H. (2) The site is occupied by a high shingle bank and there are no visible remains. (3) The former site of a Napoleonic battery at Worth, TR 37225550. A letter of 1803 mentions two Deal batteries. William Twiss of the Royal Engineers subtitles battery No 1 Tenant Hill and No 2 as Maiden Hill. He says that both batteries were in good condition and mounted 6 36 pounders French "equall (sic) 42 pounders English" and 2 9 pounders, all on traversing platforms. In May 1808 Twiss, now a Major General, states that the front wall of no 1 was "entirely washed down". He proposed the rebuilding of the wall "further back" and that it should be reveted with Purbeck stone. The wall should be 17 feet high, 5 feet of ditch and 12 feet above ground and 8 feet thick at the top. This was the battery doubtless destroyed by the sea. (4,5)


<1> OS 6" 1960 (OS Card Reference). SKE48367.

<2> Rev ONB 1905 9 (OS Card Reference). SKE49184.

<3> F1 FGA 09-JUN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42906.

<4> Letter 09.08.84 (F Kitchen) (OS Card Reference). SKE46085.

<5> Handbook of Kents Defences 1540-1945 1977 17 29 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43675.

<6> Field report for monument TR 35 NE 2 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6023.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<8> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

<9> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.

<10> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<11> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1960.
<2>OS Card Reference: Rev ONB 1905 9.
<3>OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 09-JUN-64.
<4>OS Card Reference: Letter 09.08.84 (F Kitchen).
<5>OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kents Defences 1540-1945 1977 17 29 (D Bennett).
<6>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NE 2 - June, 1964.
<7>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500.
<8>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1899/1:2500.
<9>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. 1908/1:2500.
<10>XYMap: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500. [Mapped feature: #56786 Battery, ]
<11>Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 2009. OS MasterMap. MasterMap.

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TR 35 NE 53Part of: Sandwich Bay Battery No. 2 (Monument)