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Building record TR 07 SW 1093 - Warden Point Coastal Defence Radar Station, Sheppey
Summary
A Coast Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station was established at Warden Point during the Second World War to detect enemy shipping in the lower Thames estuary or low-flying aircraft. The buildings slid down the cliff due to coastal erosion, but are still present at the base of the cliff.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0194 7251 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR07SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WARDEN, SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
A Coast Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station was established at Warden Point during the Second World War to detect enemy shipping in the lower Thames estuary or low-flying aircraft. A War Office listing shows that it existed as a temporary/underdeveloped station by May 1941 and was numbered M69. By February it was a permanent station, numbered M146. Its remains may be seen below the cliffs, having been a casualty of coastal erosion.
Not far away, a 20-ft. slab ‘sound mirror’ was built earlier in the days of acoustic detection methods. There are fragmentary remains on the beach, this too having become a casualty of cliff collapse.
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Record last edited
Jan 26 2023 1:03PM