Listed Building record TQ 67 SW 1155 - THE TOWN HALL

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1836 to 1883. Town hall (19thc). Second World War air raid siren on the roof of the Old Town Hall, High Street, Gravesend. This was part of the arrangements to warn the community of an approaching air raid and to give the all-clear. It was probably installed in 1939 and would have been decommissioned in 1945. The siren was removed post-war, perhaps by 1946. Summary from record TQ 67 SW 1320: Second World War Civil Defence Control Centre at the former early 19th century Police Station in a suite of rooms at the Old Town Hall in the High Street, Gravesend. This was for the coordination of rescue and other emergency services within Gravesend, in the event of an air raid. It appears to have been established by around May1939 and to have continued until 1941. The nature of any adaptation to the premises is unknown. There is nothing obvious to be seen today. The premises are now used as a local history museum.

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Grid reference TQ 64778 74271 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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The civil defence authority for Gravesend, Untitled and undated Second World War map of civil defence in Gravesend (Map). SKE13963.

Victor Smith, 01/01/80, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13964.

Sydney Harker, 01/06/39, The Book of Gravesham (Barracuda Books 1979) (Bibliographic reference). SKE14020.

1975, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10840.

1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10841.

Alan Baxter & Associates, 2004, Gravesend Old Town Hall Conservation Plan (Draft) (Unpublished document). SKE13489.

Gravesend Council, 28/02/39, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Watch Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE14019.

<1> DOE(HHR) Dist. of Gravesham, Kent July 1975 10 (OS Card Reference). SKE41119.

<2> The Buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald, 302 1980 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE50253.

<3> Alan Baxter Associates, Feb 2004, Gravesend Town Hall Conservation Plan (Unpublished document). SWX12869.

<4> Alan Baxter Associates, Jan 2004, Gravesend Old Town Hall Conservation Plan - Appendix D - Schedule of Condition (Unpublished document). SWX12870.

<5> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • ---XY Unpublished document: Alan Baxter & Associates. 2004. Gravesend Old Town Hall Conservation Plan (Draft). [Mapped feature: #27037 Building, ]
  • --- Map: The civil defence authority for Gravesend. Untitled and undated Second World War map of civil defence in Gravesend.
  • --- Verbal communication: Victor Smith. 01/01/80. Verbal Communication.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend Council. 28/02/39. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Watch Committee.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Sydney Harker. 01/06/39. The Book of Gravesham (Barracuda Books 1979).
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1975. Photograph. TQ6474/3. print.
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6474/4. print.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist. of Gravesham, Kent July 1975 10.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: The Buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald, 302 1980 (J Newman).
  • <3> Unpublished document: Alan Baxter Associates. Feb 2004. Gravesend Town Hall Conservation Plan.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Alan Baxter Associates. Jan 2004. Gravesend Old Town Hall Conservation Plan - Appendix D - Schedule of Condition.
  • <5> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Building survey at Gravesend Town Hall (EWX9148)

Record last edited

Jun 24 2021 6:13PM