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Monument record TQ 87 NE 1138 - Second World War trapezoidal compound south of the Wing Battery
Summary
A Second World War trapezoidal compound within a double barbed wire enclosure located adjacent to the beach to the south of the Wing Battery (19th century battery) on the Isle of Grain. Within the enclosure are a number of small buildings including an electric searchlight (in use between 1911 and 1940), a generator and fuel supply for the searchlight, a tower and another pair of unidentified structures within a square fenced enclosure. It is not clear which parts of the complex were in use when the site was photographed by the RAF in 1942, but the barbed wire enclosure is a wartime feature. These were all mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. These sites have been recorded separately in individual NMR Monument records.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 8921 7611 (135m by 225m) |
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Map sheet | TQ87NE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (7)
- BUILDING (Modern - 1901 AD to 1932 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Modern - 1901 AD to 1932 AD)
- BUILDING (Modern - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Modern - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)
- BUILDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- OBSERVATION TOWER (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full Description
<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/26/UK 920 32 23-MAR-1942 (Photograph). SKE55967.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE55967 Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/26/UK 920 32 23-MAR-1942. NMR RAF/26/UK 920 32 23-MAR-1942.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
Record last edited
Apr 30 2024 3:39PM