| Name: | Spigot Mortar Pedestals (2) at Coalhouse Fort |
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| SMR Number: | 10297 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 690 765 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67NE |
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| Parish: | THURROCK, ESSEX |
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Summary
There are two spigot mortar pedestals in the grass near the NW wall of Coalhouse Fort.
Full description
There are two spigot mortar pedestals standing in the grass a few yards from the NW wall of Coalhouse Fort. However, there are indications that they may have been transported and placed here after WWII from another site. The easternmost is clearly free-standing and neither appears to have stood in its own purpose-made pit. They are not apparent in aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1960 but do clearly show from 1970 onwards. <1> <2> <3> Two photos of site. <4> photo ref <5>
<1> RAF, 1946, RAF, held by S.Gardner (AP). SEX31825.
<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 42-029 (AP). SEX31826.
<3> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1970, Run 69-2889 (AP). SEX31827.
<4> Nash, Fred, 1996, WWII defences, two frames (Photograph). SEX31461.
<5> NMR, 1980, TQ6976/5 (AP). SEX52467.
<6> Tyler, Sue, 2000, CP/00/9/13 (AP). SEX60357.
<7> Smith, Joanna, 2007, East Tilbury, Essex - Historic Area Appraisal, mentioned in appraisal (DESC TEXT). SEX70042.
Monument Types
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument () 1013943: Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defences
- Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 110
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 117_2
- Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 3
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 117_1
- Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 117
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 110_2
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. RAF. held by S.Gardner. |
| <2> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 42-029. |
| <3> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 69-2889. |
| <4> | Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1996. WWII defences. two frames. |
| <5> | AP: NMR. 1980. TQ6976/5. |
| <6> | AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/9/13. |
| <7> | DESC TEXT: Smith, Joanna. 2007. East Tilbury, Essex - Historic Area Appraisal. mentioned in appraisal. |
Related records
| 1760 | Part of: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
| 1758 | Part of: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort, Quick Firing Battery (Monument) |
| 1759 | Part of: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort, Quick Firing Battery (Monument) |
| 1757 | Part of: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Point, Site of 1540 blockhouse (Monument) |
| 1761 | Related to: East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort (Monument) |
Images
 East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort, Quick Firing Battery © Essex County Council | |
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