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Monument record TQ 76 NE 340 - Command post, formerly the HMS Wildfire, Lower Lines, Chatham
Summary
The former Nore command bunker, later HMS Wildfire. A large complex of underground passages and chambers, west of Medway Road. Dug in 1937 and used throughout the Second World War. In the 1960s it became a training facility, HMS Wildfire, before being decommissioned in the 1980s.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7701 6922 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76NE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2004, Proposed Mid Kent College Lower Lines Chatham Kent: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE12633.
<3> Navy, 01/01/45, Nore Command War Diary (Collection). SKE14388.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
- <2> SKE12633 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2004. Proposed Mid Kent College Lower Lines Chatham Kent: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment.
- <3> SKE14388 Collection: Navy. 01/01/45. Nore Command War Diary.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Aug 12 2024 1:30PM