Monument record TQ 77 SE 142 - 1950's Wireless transmitter Station, Beacon Hill , Hoo St. Werbugh
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7583 7160 (234m by 264m) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (10)
- TRANSMITTER SITE (Modern - 1950 AD? to 1982 AD?)
- RADIO STATION (Modern - 1936 AD? to 1982 AD?)
- BROADCASTING TRANSMITTER (Modern - 1950 AD? to 1982 AD?)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- PRACTICE TRENCH? (Modern - 1914 AD? to 1918 AD?)
- AIR RAID SHELTER (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- WEAPONS PIT (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY? (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full Description
Wireless transmitter station at Beacon Hill. Information about the site is sketchy but there seems to have been a radio station here since before the Second World War. The surviving structures (a transmitter hall and bases of various transmitter towers) all date from the 1950s however. The site consisted of a large transmitter hall on the east side of the road and accommodation structures on the west. (1)
The layout of the Second World War site was established by the English Heritage Hoo Peinsula Historic Landscape Assessment project of 2009-2012. Aerial photographs revelaed that the eastern part of the site had once been the location of First and Second World War practice or defensive trenches, a Second World War searchlight battery and gun emplacements (possibly including a light anti-aircraft battery). The western side included possible weapons pits and air-raid shelters. (2,3)
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11083.
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11083.
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11084.
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11084.
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11085.
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11085.
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11086.
1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11086.
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Bibliographic reference). SKE31432.
<3> Historic England, 2012, National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula (Digital archive). SKE32442.
Sources/Archives (11)
- --- SWX11083 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/10. print.
- --- SWX11083 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/10. print.
- --- SWX11084 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/11. print.
- --- SWX11084 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/11. print.
- --- SWX11085 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/8. print.
- --- SWX11085 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/8. print.
- --- SWX11086 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/9. print.
- --- SWX11086 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/9. print.
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
- <2> SKE31432 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project.
- <3> SKE32442 Digital archive: Historic England. 2012. National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series no 21-2013) (EKE15020)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series No. 21-2013) (EKE15021)
Record last edited
Nov 9 2017 1:20PM