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Monument record TQ 87 NW 47 - Air defence command post with associated radar station, late World War II, Fenn Street
Summary
A rectangular concrete building some 200 metres to the north of Grain Road. Thought to date from 1943-4 when the nearby Fenn Street HAA battery upgraded its guns.
Summary from record TQ 87 NW 1059:
Radar site for anti-aircraft battery.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8036 7561 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ87NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | ST MARY HOO, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | STOKE, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Army., 01/01/43, Fixed Defences Thames and Medway. (Article in monograph). SKE14419.
Army., 01/01/43, Fixed Defences Thames and Medway. (Article in monograph). Ske14419.
MMRG, 03/07/07, AA radar site (Photograph). SKE14586.
MMRG, 03/07/07, AA radar site (Photograph). Ske14586.
1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9445.
1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9445.
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SKE14419 Article in monograph: Army.. 01/01/43. Fixed Defences Thames and Medway..
- --- SKE14419 Article in monograph: Army.. 01/01/43. Fixed Defences Thames and Medway..
- --- SKE14586 Photograph: MMRG. 03/07/07. AA radar site.
- --- SKE14586 Photograph: MMRG. 03/07/07. AA radar site.
- --- SWX9445 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4058. print.
- --- SWX9445 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4058. print.
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
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Record last edited
Nov 2 2020 2:35PM