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Monument details

Summary

A lifeboat house, located on the coast just north of Dungeness, is only visible on the Epoch 3 (1908) edition of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping. The structure was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

Monument Types

• LIFEBOAT STATION (Modern - 1901 AD to 1929 AD?)

Full description

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A lifeboat house, located on the coast just north of Dungeness, is only visible on the Epoch 3 (1908) edition of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping [1]. The rectangular structure measures 8.5m by 5.5m. It is possible that this lifeboat house has replaced another such feature to the south (MWX44063) that was only visible on the Epoch 2 (1899) mapping [2].
The structure is no longer visible on the later Epoch 4 (1950) mapping [3]. However a lifeboat house, situated to the south, is only visible on the Epoch 4 edition of the mapping (MWX44062), and may be a replacement for the site recorded in this monument.
The structure 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, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.

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

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1950/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

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