Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Lydd Coastguard Station is only visible on the Epoch 1 (1877) edition of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located on the coast at Denge Marsh. The extent of the station and associated structures 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

• COASTGUARD STATION (Post Medieval - 1877 AD? to 1897 AD?)

Full description

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Lydd Coastguard Station is only visible on the Epoch 1 (1877) edition of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located on the coast at Denge Marsh [1]. Several structures associated with the coastguard station are visible. No remains of the station are visible on any later mapping, including Epoch 2 (1899) [2].
The extent of the station and associated structures were given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

A Wessex Archaeology Basline Assessment for the Cinque Ports Training Area noted the existence of this site but suggested it was uncrecorded in the HER. (3)

<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, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Cinque Ports Training Area - Army Training Estate, South East; Archaeological Integrated Land Management Plan, Baseline Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE29246.

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