Monument record TQ 76 NE 342 - Site of a World War road block, Chatham Commerical Dockyard

Summary

An entrance block comprising two large concrete blocks and slots to take a steel girder spanning the gap between them. Built it 1940 as a road block, it was demolished in 1996.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7731 6953 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ76NE
County KENT
Civil Parish GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<2> Smith, V., 1997, Chatham Commercial Dockyard Defences: Pillbox & Entrance Block (Unpublished document). SWX6992.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Smith, V.. 1997. Chatham Commercial Dockyard Defences: Pillbox & Entrance Block.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Pillbox and Entrance Block at Chatham Commerical Dockyard (EKE8353)

Record last edited

Jul 25 2007 11:43AM