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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 SW 440 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Sinkers' Huts, Betteshanger Colliery |
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Summary
Site of Sinkers' Huts at Betteshanger Colliery.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3374 5312 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SW |
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| Parish: | NORTHBOURNE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HOUSE (Modern - 1923 AD? to 1933 AD?)
Full description
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In 2004 Oxford Archaeology carried out an excavation. Foundations of three early 20th century buildings were found, each had been divided into two. These were Sinkers' huts, built to house workers engaged in digging the shafts. A sinking rig is known to have been on site in October 1923. A photo from 1925 shows the huts. By 1933 three of the buildings had been demolished and three had been retained, probably as stores. (1)
<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2008, Archaeological Investigation and Surface Remains Survey at Betteshanger Colliery, Deal, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE18249.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2008. Archaeological Investigation and Surface Remains Survey at Betteshanger Colliery, Deal, Kent. |
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