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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 197 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Concrete Tunnel, Swanscombe Heritage Park & Craylands Gorge |
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Summary
A tram tunnel at the southern end of Craylands Gorge was noted during a walkover survey of the area undertaken in 2004. The tunnel appears to have been bored through chalk and lined with panels of cement. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 59414 74278 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57SE |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TRAMWAY TUNNEL (Built, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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A tram tunnel at the southern end of Craylands Gorge was noted during a walkover survey of the area undertaken in 2004. This is approximately 36m in length while the arch is 4m wide and 6m high. It has been bored through chalk, an east-west causeway of which has been left to accommodate a footpath, before sections or panels of cement have been used to line the interior. Both external faces are also lined with cement and on the southern one remains of fittings for a possible telegraph system are visible. There are iron gates at the north end and the interior is covered in graffiti. (1)
<[1]> Wessex Archaeology, March 2004, Swanscombe Heritage Park and Craylands Gorge, Swanscombe, Kent. Archaeological and Geological Desk Based Assessment (Unpublished document). SWX12883.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <[1]>XY | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. March 2004. Swanscombe Heritage Park and Craylands Gorge, Swanscombe, Kent. Archaeological and Geological Desk Based Assessment. [Mapped feature: #107575 tunnel, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 1727 | Part of: Tramlines linking quarry pits, Swanscombe (Monument) |
