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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 203 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Concrete Tramway Tunnel, Swanscombe Heritage Centre & Craylands Gorge |
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Summary
A concrete tramway tunnel recorded during a site walk over survey in 2004 at the far southern end of Craylands Gorge. It is alos visisble on historic OS maps of the area. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5935 7415 |
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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 concrete tramway tunnel recorded during a site walk over survey in 2004 at the far southern end of Craylands Gorge.Tunnel bored through chalk linking Craylands Gorge to Western Cross Quarry. Lined with concrete sections. Remains of a telegraph (?) system. It is also visisble on historic OS maps of the area. (2)
<{1]> Wessex Archaeology, March 2004, Swanscombe Heritage Park and Craylands Gorge, Swanscombe, Kent. Archaeological and Geological Desk Based Assessment (Unpublished document). SWX12883.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.
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XY | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology.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: #107578 tunnel, ] |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 1727 | Part of: Tramlines linking quarry pits, Swanscombe (Monument) |
