Monument record TQ 67 SE 1197 - Wellington Arms Second World War air raid wardens post, Wellington Street, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War air raid wardens post at the Wellington Arms public house, Wellington Street, Gravesend. Established in 1939, probably going out of use by 1940-41. It appears to have occupied a room within the public house premises. The public house was demolished at an unknown date post war.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6513 7403 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War air raid wardens post at the Wellington Arms Public House, Wellington Street, Gravesend. It was established in 1939 and probably went out of use in 1940-41, when public house premises tended to be suceeded by purpose-built structures. It appears to have occupied a room within the public house premises. As one of a network of such posts serving Gravesend, it was a local focus in the incident reporting chain for coordinating the emergency services in the event of injury or damage resulting from an air raid. Its patrolling wardens enfored blackout restrictions. It reported to a control centre at the Old Town Hall. The public house was demolished at an unknown date post war.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The site no longer exists.
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 02/02/06


Gravesend MB Council, 28/11/39, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Emergency Committee, 28/11/ 1939 (Bibliographic reference). SKE13749.

Gravesend MB Council, 28/11/39, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Emergency Committee, 28/11/ 1939 (Bibliographic reference). Ske13749.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend MB Council. 28/11/39. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Emergency Committee, 28/11/ 1939.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend MB Council. 28/11/39. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Emergency Committee, 28/11/ 1939.

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:21AM