Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Shipbuilding yard first visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition. The same site was visible on the Ordnance Survey 1898 edition as a timber yard. No trace of the site was visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition.

Monument Types

• SHIPYARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1877 AD to 1938 AD)
• TIMBER YARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1877 AD to 1938 AD)

Full description

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Shipbuilding yard first visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [1]. The same site was visible on the Ordnance Survey 1898 edition [2] as a timber yard. No trace of the site was visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition [3] or on OS MasterMap dating to 2009 [4]. The area was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

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

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.

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