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| Monument Name |
East Tilbury - Coalhouse Fort |
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| SMR Number |
1756 |
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| Summary |
1539-Henry VIII ordered a blockhouse to be erected at East Tilbury. |
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock
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| Description |
1539-Henry VIII ordered a blockhouse to be erected at East Tilbury. <1> <2> "The earliest blockhouse of 1539 lies nearer to the foreshore". It was hoped in 1984 that a trial trench would be able to locate it. <3> Photo refs <4> |
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| Monument Type(s) |
BLOCKHOUSE (Dated 1539AD to 1900AD)
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| Monument Class(es) |
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
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Period
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1539AD to 1900AD Post Medieval
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| Status |
Scheduled Monument |
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| Administration Area |
East Tilbury, THURROCK, ESSEX |
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National Grid Reference
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Square: TQ67NE
Ref: 691768 |
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| Finds |
None listed
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| Events |
None listed
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Sources
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Desc Text : SMR Form (unknown) Dated : 1960s to
Desc Text : TQ67NE19 (unknown) Dated : 1979
Excavation report : Excavations in Essex, 1983-4 Part of Essex Archaeology and History Volume 16 (Priddy, DA) p.127, Catton, JPJ Dated : 1986
Aerial Photo : CP/06/26/05-06 (Saunders, Helen) 2 frames, 3/11/06 Dated : 2006
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