Monument record TQ 93 SW 185 - Route of Second World War Pipeline Under the Ocean (PLUTO)

Summary

During the Second World War the British government constructed a pipeline network under the English Channel. The network was designed to convey fuel to the Allied Forces in Normandy more easily and safely than could be achieved by oil tankers which were thought to be vulnerable to attack and subject to disruption by bad weather. The PLUTO network consisted of pipelines that conveyed fuel from the west coast English ports to the south coast from where the pipeline ran under the sea to France. There were two main departure points on the south coast, one on the Isle of Wight and one at Dungeness. To approach Dungeness the route ran through west Kent and arrived at a number of pumping stations on the south coast.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 9128 3202 (34698m by 28082m)
Map sheet TQ93SW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish APPLEDORE, ASHFORD, KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MARDEN, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish STAPLEHURST, MAIDSTONE, KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish BROOKLAND, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish IVYCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish OLD ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish SNARGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Royal Air Force, 1946 -47, Aerial Photographic Survey of Kent 1946 -7 (Photograph (Print)). SKE12507.

<2> Chris and Mari Gosling, 2004 (3rd ed, Marden and PLUTO (Unpublished document). SKE13455.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph (Print): Royal Air Force. 1946 -47. Aerial Photographic Survey of Kent 1946 -7. 3116 Run 7. Black and White.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Chris and Mari Gosling. 2004 (3rd ed. Marden and PLUTO.

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Record last edited

Feb 27 2024 12:04PM