Monument record TR 06 NW 1174 - Naval Bombing Decoy N12/vi2

Summary

A Second World War bombing decoy located at Harty Ferry. It was built as part of the 'N-series' of naval decoys to deflect enemy bombing from Royal Navy installations at Chatham. This was a 'QF' decoy, which consisted of a series of controlled fires lit during an air raid to replicate a target struck by bombs. It is referenced as being in use between 1941 and 1942, but could have been active throughout the rest of the war. Aerial photography from 1978 shows that no features of the decoy survive.

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Grid reference TR 0130 6570 (point)
Map sheet TR06NW
County KENT
Civil Parish LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT

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A Second World War 'QF' bombing decoy located at Harty Ferry (TR 013 657). It was constructed as part of the 'N-series' of naval decoys to deflect enemy bombing from Royal Navy installations at Chatham. It is referenced as being in use between 01-AUG-1941 and 12-MAR-1942.
Further naval bombing decoys for Chatham were located at Binney Farm (TQ 851 772), Nore Marsh (TQ 812 702), Cleve Marshes (TR 047 645) and two sites in Stoke (TQ 816 761, TQ 822 760).(1)

Aerial photography from 1978 shows that the decoy site is situated on mud flats and that no features of the decoy survive. (2)

NGR concords with that given in source 1. (3)


<1> C S Dobinson, Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 3. Bombing decoys of WWII : England's passive air defences, 1939-45 (Monograph). SKE58701.

<2> M J Anderton, 01/01/99, Twentieth Century Military Recording Project, WWII Bombing Decoy Sites (Unpublished document). SKE14469.

<3> Dobinson C., 01/01/00, Fields of Deception: Britain’s Bombing Decoys of World War II (Bibliographic reference). SKE15274.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: C S Dobinson. Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 3. Bombing decoys of WWII : England's passive air defences, 1939-45.
  • <2> Unpublished document: M J Anderton. 01/01/99. Twentieth Century Military Recording Project, WWII Bombing Decoy Sites.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Dobinson C.. 01/01/00. Fields of Deception: Britain’s Bombing Decoys of World War II.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: LANDSCAPES OF WAR RECORDING PROJECT (EKE25900)

Record last edited

Oct 19 2026 12:22PM