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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 620 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalkwell, Napier Road, Northfleet |
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Summary
A chalkwell in Napier Road, Northfleet.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6391 7299 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DENE HOLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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In 1997 subsidence outside 6 Napier Road, Northfleet, was investigated and found to relate to a chalkwell. Only one chamber was accessible and was found to be 8m long, 2m wide and up to 4m high. The shaft was 6.5m deep. The chamber was filled after inspection. (1)
<1> Kent Underground Research Group, 1997, Kent Underground Research Group Newsletter no. 55 (Unpublished document). SKE25130.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Kent Underground Research Group. 1997. Kent Underground Research Group Newsletter no. 55. |
