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Monument details

HER Number:MWX43906
Type of record:Monument
Name:Coastguard station, Sandwich Bay

Summary

Coastguard station recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition. The structure was still visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition, but not labelled as a coastguard station. The site was recorded as ‘Coastguard Cottages’ on MasterMap dating to 2009. 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.


Grid Reference:TR 36322 57575
Map Sheet:TR35NE
Parish:WORTH, DOVER, KENT

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Coastguard station recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [1]. The structure was still visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition [2], but not labelled as a coastguard station. The site was recorded as ‘Coastguard Cottages’ on MasterMap dating to 2009 [3]. 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.