Sussex / Kent Boundary stone
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Location
| Street: | Military Road |
| Town: | Iden |
| Parish: | Iden |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN31 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Heading north, on the right hand side of the road, on the East Sussex border. |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 67 |
| Grid reference: | L2 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ940243 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1806 |
| Installation date: | 1806 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Rother District Council |
| Description: | A round-headed column set on a small base of four steps. |
| Inscription: | SUSSEX 1806 North-east aspect of stone inscribed: KENT 1806 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Functional |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Indicator |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Whole monument |
| Material: | Brick and stone |
| Height (cm): | 130 |
| Width (cm): | 82 |
| Depth (cm): | 82 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | At risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Biological growth |
| Condition 3: | Surface spalling, crumbling |
| More details: | Biological growth all over monument. Severe corrosion making inscription almost illegible. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 20/05/2008 |
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History
| History: | Erected in 1806 to commemorate the construction of the Royal Military Canal. The Canal was constructed as part of the defences against Napoleonic invasion. It is 28 miles in length running from Seabrook in Kent to Cliff End in East Sussex. As Napoleon threatened to attack in 1804, Lt. Col. Brown of the Royal Staffordshire Corps. had the idea for the Canal that would significantly improve drainage on the Romney Marsh but also defend the area against invasion. A meeting took place in September 1804 between Romney Marsh landowners and William Pitt, the Prime Minister and an agreement was arrived at to construct the canal which locally became known as ‘Mr. Pitt’s Ditch’.
(Romney Marsh Countryside Project) |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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