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Monument details

HER Number:MWX43891
Type of record:Monument
Name:Coastguard station, Broadstairs

Summary

Coastguard station recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition.

Grid Reference:TR 39925 67985
Map Sheet:TR36NE
Parish:BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT

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Coastguard station recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [1]. This was not visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition [2]. It was also not visible on MasterMap dating to 2009 [3], though ‘Coastguard Cottage’ was present on the site. 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, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500.
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500.
<3>Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 2009. OS MasterMap. 2009/MasterMap.