Monument record TQ 76 NE 345 - Civil Defence Control Centre, Gillingham

Summary

The control centre was built in 1954 as part of extensive new civil defence preparations against the possibility of an air attack on Britain.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7784 6711 (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> Victor Smith, 2010, The Cold War Civil Defence Control Centre, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent: An historic building survey (Unpublished document). SKE16726.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Victor Smith. 2010. The Cold War Civil Defence Control Centre, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent: An historic building survey.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Cold War Civil Defence control centre (EKE10975)

Record last edited

May 22 2014 5:55PM