Monument record TQ 54 NE 429 - Tonbridge Anti Aircraft Operations Room

Summary

Site of Second World War Anti Aircraft Operations Room at the Army Hut near the cricket pavilion, Tonbridge School, which operated from 17-June-1944 onwards. This covered part of the Kentish Gun Belt of Operation Diver.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5880 4670 (point)
Map sheet TQ54NE
County KENT
Civil Parish ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

Site of Second World War Anti Aircraft Operations Room at the Army Hut near the cricket pavilion, Tonbridge School, which operated from 17-June-1944 onwards. This covered part of the Kentish Gun Belt of Operation Diver. (1)


<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945 (Monograph). SWX23707.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2026 9:40AM