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<< Our Photo Pages >> Swanscombe - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in England in Kent

Submitted by vicky on Friday, 12 September 2008  Page Views: 21214

Multi-periodSite Name: Swanscombe
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.158 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Kent Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 Nearest Village: Milton Street
Map Ref: TQ598746  Landranger Map Number: 177
Latitude: 51.447843N  Longitude: 0.298227E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Swanscombe submitted by Creative Commons : Hand Axe Sculpture in Swanscombe Heritage Park In 2004, a competition was held to design an eye catching landmark for the Swanscombe Heritage Park. The winning sculpture was designed by Landscape Architects David Robinson and Peter Greenstreet of Dartford based GES Ltd. It was installed in 2005. Copyright David Anstiss and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Mine or Quarry in Kent. Site of the discovery of 'Swanscombe Man' - the skull of whom is now in the Natural History Museum in London.

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Swanscombe submitted by Creative Commons : Entrance to Swanscombe Heritage Park This entrance is on Craylands Road. The park is on a footpath towards Knockhall Road. It has various historic features within. The entrance is beside a leisure Centre. Copyright David Anstiss and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Swanscombe First Day Cover submitted by dodomad : Limited Edition: 50 copies Worldwide. Images on covers show homo neanderthalensis hunting at Swanscombe. The Illustrations are by Maurice Wilson of a deer hunt on the banks of a river at Swanscombe, England, 400,000 years ago (Lower Palaeolithic). A wooden spear has brought down a specimen of the extinct Clacton fallow deer. One of the Royal Mail collection of eight 'Ancient Britain' stamp... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Swanscombe submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing of the Swanscombe sites, from "Antiquity of Man" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Swanscombe submitted by Creative Commons : Kissing Gates within Swanscombe Historic Park These gates are on a footpath from Craylands Road to Knockhall Road. They lead through a park. Copyright David Anstiss and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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TQ5974 : Picnic Area in Swanscombe Heritage Park by David Anstiss
by David Anstiss
©2009(licence)
TQ5974 : Springfield Lodge Day Nursery by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
©2011(licence)
TQ5974 : Kissing Gates within Swanscombe Historic Park by David Anstiss
by David Anstiss
©2009(licence)
TQ5974 : Hand Axe Sculpture in Swanscombe Heritage Park by David Anstiss
by David Anstiss
©2009(licence)
TQ5974 : Craylands Lane, Swanscombe by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
©2019(licence)

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A Palaeolithic Invocation at Barnfield Pit, Kent (Music) by Andy B on Monday, 25 December 2017
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LOCATION: Swanscombe, north-west Kent
MUSIC: Hand of Stabs

Unofficial Britain is delighted to share another site-specific performance by the experimental sound collective Hand of Stabs.

In Barnfield Pit, the bones of our ancestors groan and shift uneasily in the shadow of Bluewater shopping centre. Rhythms creep from the ancient gravels. Time creaks.

Here’s what the band has to say about the recording:

“This recording is an invocation of the Palaeolithic woman whose skull fragments were discovered by the amateur archaeologist Alvan T. Marston at Barnfield Pit, north-west Kent in 1935.

The excavation site is a stone’s throw from the Bluewater shopping complex and Hand of Stabs are fascinated that the area itself epitomises both the beginning and end of cultural life on this island.

While recording, we envisaged this 400,000 year-old spirit moving through the retail outlets and food halls, imagining the emotional collision or attraction that might occur between those opposing worlds.

The album ends on a rasping cello note that suggests a final breath and reminds us that in the far future, our shopping arcades and sandwich franchises will themselves be history.”

Listen at
http://www.unofficialbritain.com/a-palaeolithic-invocation-at-barnfield-pit-kent/
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https://handofstabs.bandcamp.com/album/barnfield-pit
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Re: Swanscombe - Themepark to rival Disneyland by AngieLake on Monday, 08 October 2012
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Just noticed this on Daily Mail online site:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2214560/Paramount-Pictures-open-huge-2bn-theme-park-near-London-rival-Disneyland-Paris-create-27-000-jobs.html

Titled: "Hollywood comes to Kent".. etc.

"Hollywood film giant Paramount has unveiled plans for a new £2billion theme park in Britain to rival Disneyland Paris.
The proposed development would create up to 27,000 jobs and transform an 872-acre brownfield site in the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent.
The 'world-class' venue will feature Europe’s largest indoor water park, theatres, live music venues, attractions, cinemas, restaurants, event space and hotels and, if given the green light, will be twice the size of Olympic Park in East London."

Even if planning is granted, it will be a while before it opens:
"Our timetable for delivery, including the planning application process and construction timetable, is geared towards completion and opening in 2018."

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Re: Swanscombe by Andy B on Wednesday, 17 September 2008
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You might be interested to know that the amazing giant hand-axe feature of the park was produced by http://www.cornishlandscapinggranite.co.uk
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Swanscombe Heritage Park by coldrum on Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Website:

http://www.swanscombeheritagepark.co.uk/

Friends of Swanscombe Heritage Park

http://www.swanscombeheritagepark.co.uk/friends.htm
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Swanscombe Skull by coldrum on Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Map and pictures of skull:

http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/early_history/magnified/swanscombe_skull.html
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Re: A walk into history by Anonymous on Monday, 18 December 2006
I lived in Swanscombe until I was twenty plus and I use to go to the newt pond that was close to the site of the dig when I was younger and I am not surprised that the area and all the work that has been done there is being vandalised. It always was a dumping ground and it will never change unless action is taken to prevent it from happening. You need a warden or a ' local police officer' to patrol the area. It may not stop it completely but it is a step to preventing a piece of history from being overlooked or forgotten.
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Re: A walk into history by Anonymous on Tuesday, 13 December 2005
Within about two weeks of the new heritage park being launched all but one of the interpretation panels had been spray painted.

All the spot lights around the sculpture had been smashed and the whole place was full of rubbish again.

makes me feel ashamed to live in Swanscombe.
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A walk into history by Andy B on Tuesday, 05 July 2005
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A brand new heritage park has been launched at the site where Britain’s second oldest human remains were found in Kent.

Visitors can take A Walk into History to see the spot where skull pieces dating back 400,000 years were discovered 70 years ago near Dartford.

The Swanscombe Heritage Park near Dartford, in the heart of the Kent Thameside growth area, is being developed by the local community, businesses and public sector organisations.

A heritage trail is now open with large stone interpretation panels for the public to follow the remarkable story of the archaeological finds. The entrance next to Swancombe community centre is marked by a huge sculpture based on a 400,000-year-old hand axe discovered in the park.

Swanscombe Action Group has spearheaded the project to date and will continue to make plans for further improvements. Groundwork Kent Thames-side has delivered the current work on the action group’s behalf.

Channel 4 TimeTeam’s Phil Harding from Wessex Archaeology performed a ribbon cutting ceremony with a flint axe to mark the trail’s opening, helped by children from nearby Craylands Primary School, Swan Valley Community School and Swanscombe Infant School.

KCC Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport Richard King paid tribute to the local community for making the project happen. “This is an area steeped in history which is going to go through major change. It is vital to protect the environment and open space of this internationally important archaeological site.”

Action Group Chairman Cllr Bryan Read said: “This is the first step on the ladder to complete renovation of the park. It will highlight the area’s history, archaeology and natural wildlife. We want to protect this for future generations to enjoy.”

The project is part funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. KCC is the accountable body.

Source: Kent CC, with thanks to Portal member Coldrum
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Re: Swanscombe Sculpture unveiled by Anonymous on Saturday, 02 July 2005
Phil Harding from Wessex Archaeology and Time Team cut a ribbon to celebrate the park’s new entry feature. This is a sculpture based on a 400,000-year-old hand axe discovered in the park. The ceremony celebrated many hours of work by the local community, businesses and public sector in restoring one of the most important archaeological sites in northern Europe. It also marks the 70th anniversary of the discovery of human skull fragments there.
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Re: Swanscombe by ocifant on Tuesday, 17 February 2004
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Condition: 2
Ambience: 2
Access: 4

The local vandals had had a field day when I visited this in 2003. Large concrete blocks identify where the skulls and other artifacts were discovered, but these blocks have been heavily graffitti'ed. It's a nice nature reserve with butterflies and birds, but there is also a lot of rubbish dumped there. Very sad for such an historic site.
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Re: Swanscombe by Anonymous on Sunday, 08 June 2003
The site is now in the process of attracting funding to make the it more user friendly with a proposed visitor centre and laid out walks etc
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