Monument record TQ 87 NE 170 - Second World War installation or storage facility

Summary

A group of six buildings seen in the corner of a field on RAF photographs taken in 1945 thought to have been a Second World War installation or storage facility. The main building was located in the field corner with five smaller strucutres or buildings measuring c. 5m in diameter extending north-east, equally spaced in pairs, the fifth standing alone. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 8734 7642 (81m by 72m)
Map sheet TQ87NE
County KENT
Civil Parish ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

A group of six buildings seen at TQ 8734 7643 in the corner of a field on RAF photographs taken in 1945 thought to be a Second World War installation or storage facility. The main building was located in the field corner with five smaller strucutres or buildings measuring c. 5m in diameter extending north-east, equally spaced in pairs, the fifth standing alone. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1)


<1> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/682 1085 23-AUG-1945 (Photograph). SKE55966.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/682 1085 23-AUG-1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/682 1085 23-AUG-1945.

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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

Mar 23 2026 4:01PM