New Tavern Fort
NEW TAVERN FORT, GRAVESEND
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1261173
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1977
- List Entry Name:
- New Tavern Fort
- Statutory Address:
- NEW TAVERN FORT, GRAVESEND
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1261173
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1977
- List Entry Name:
- New Tavern Fort
- Statutory Address 1:
- NEW TAVERN FORT, GRAVESEND
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NEW TAVERN FORT, GRAVESEND
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Gravesham (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 65292 74238
Details
TQ 6574 SW 2/89
5277
GRAVESEND
New Tavern Fort
II*
There have been artillery fortifications at Gravesend since the Mid Tudor Period but the earliest development of this site as part of the Thames defences against attack by sea began in 1778, prompted by the threat posed by the American War of Independence. Little trace above ground of these earlier works survives. In 1860 there was a Royal Commission Report on Coastal defences and work began at Gravesend in 1869. From this period are 3 open emplacements for 9 inch rifled nuzzle loading runs along the East face, built of stock brick with cambered brick arches and an unusual form of open emplacements with a heavy wrought-iron casement shield. Connecting with these is an underground brick network of shell and cartridge stores and a main magazine with shell stores. C.1905 2 concrete emplacements for 6 inch breach loading guns were established on part of North side of the fort and 2 bomb-proof shelters were built into the backs of the C19 gun emplacements.
Listing NGR: TQ6529574231
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 438227
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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