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Monument details

HER Number:MWX43929
Type of record:Monument
Name:Rocket Apparatus, Walmer

Summary

Rocket Apparatus visible on the Ordnance Survey 1899 edition. This was still visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition. It was no longer visible on MasterMap dating to 2009. The area was given a monument point during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.


Grid Reference:TR 37771 51457
Map Sheet:TR35SE
Parish:WALMER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • ROCKET HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1938 AD?)

Full description

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Rocket Apparatus visible on the Ordnance Survey 1899 edition [1]. This was still visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition [2]. It was no longer visible on MasterMap dating to 2009 [3]. The area was given a monument point during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

<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. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1899/1:2500.
<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.

Related records

TR 35 SE 901Parent of: Site of the former Walmer Coastguard Station. (Monument)