| Name: | East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort, Quick Firing Battery |
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| SMR Number: | 1758 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 690 764 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67NE |
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| Parish: | East Tilbury, THURROCK, ESSEX |
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| THURROCK, ESSEX |
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Summary
An 1895 return shows that 2 6-pounder quick-firing guns had been installed in an open battery on the river bank, upstream of the main work.
Full description
An 1895 return shows that 2 6-pounder quick-firing guns had been installed in an open battery on the river bank, upstream of the main work. <1> "As a defence against fast torpedo boats, and to prevent the activities of minesweepers, a small earthen emplacement for four 6-pounder quick firing guns was constructed just behind the river wall south of the main fort in 1893". <2>
<1> Hogg, IV, 1974, Coast Defences of England and Wales, 1856-1956, p104 (DESC TEXT). SEX6356.
<2> Saunders, A, 1985, Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Vol 20, No 4, p6 (DESC TEXT). SEX6357.
<3> unknown, 1986, unknown (Photograph). SEX57598.
<4> Tyler, Sue, 2000, CP/00/9/13 (AP). SEX60355.
<5> Tyler, Sue, 2000, CD/00/9/14 (AP). SEX61068.
<6> Bennett, D, 1977, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 (DESC TEXT). SEX6365.
<7> Wilson, JR, 1999, Coalhouse Fort project (CORRESPONDENCE). SEX63769.
<8> Smith, Joanna, 2007, East Tilbury, Essex - Historic Area Appraisal, mentioned in appraisal (DESC TEXT). SEX70042.
Monument Types
- BATTERY (C19, Post Medieval - 1893 AD to 1895 AD)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 117_1
- Scheduled Monument () 1013943: Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defences
- Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 117
Sources and further reading
| <1> | DESC TEXT: Hogg, IV. 1974. Coast Defences of England and Wales, 1856-1956. p104. |
| <2> | DESC TEXT: Saunders, A. 1985. Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury. Vol 20, No 4, p6. |
| <3> | Photograph: unknown. 1986. unknown. |
| <4> | AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/9/13. |
| <5> | AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CD/00/9/14. |
| <6> | DESC TEXT: Bennett, D. 1977. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. |
| <7> | CORRESPONDENCE: Wilson, JR. 1999. Coalhouse Fort project. |
| <8> | DESC TEXT: Smith, Joanna. 2007. East Tilbury, Essex - Historic Area Appraisal. mentioned in appraisal. |
Related records
| 10300 | Parent of: Concrete Building, Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
| 1760 | Parent of: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
| 1759 | Parent of: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort, Quick Firing Battery (Monument) |
| 10299 | Parent of: Minefield Control Tower at Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
| 10297 | Parent of: Spigot Mortar Pedestals (2) at Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
| 10298 | Parent of: Tett Turret (destroyed), Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
| 1757 | Part of: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Point, Site of 1540 blockhouse (Monument) |
| 1761 | Related to: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
Images
 Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |  Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |
 Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |  Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |
 Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |  Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |
 Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |  East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort, Quick Firing Battery © Essex County Council |
 Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |  Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock © Essex County Council |
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