Coalhouse Fort, Tilbury - Thurrock (UA)
Ruined C19 armoured casemate fort on site of earlier battery; refortified for both World Wars. Severe water ingress to casemates; barrack blocks in severe disrepair. The generator house has now been repaired and converted to a café. Repairs of the gatehouse barrack block completed in 2011 with Historic England Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk. Subsequent site surveys, in part funded by Historic England, were completed in early 2017, with major repairs to make the site watertight continuing into 2020 with further Historic England grant assistance.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defences
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1013943
- Local Planning Authority:
- Thurrock (UA)
- Site Type:
- Defence > Coastal defence site
Location
- Building Name:
- Coalhouse Fort
- Locality:
- Tilbury
- Unitary Authority:
- Thurrock (UA)
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Region:
- East of England
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Very bad
- Occupancy / Use:
- Part occupied/part in use
- Priority:
- F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.
- Previous Priority:
- F
- Ownership:
- Local authority
Contact Details
Jess Tipper 01223 582769
