Second World War public air raid shelter of uncertain design on shop premises at 22 King Street, Gravesend. It was almost certainly a basement shelter, which would have been strutted in timber or steel to increase its resilience. It is first menbtioned in a record of 1942 but it probably originated in 1939/40, to be decommissioned at around the end of the war in Europe in 1945. The shop still exists.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : Although the shop is visible from the street, the basement area is not accessible to visitors.
Tourism Potential : Marginal potential as a place to be noticed on a defence heritage trail
Condition : unknown
Date of visit : 04/01/06

Smith, V.T.C., 25/03/06, King Street Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend (Photograph). SKE13784.

Smith, V.T.C., 25/03/06, King Street Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend (Photograph). Ske13784.

Gravesend MB Council, 28/01/42, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee, 28/01/1942 (Bibliographic reference). SKE13756.

Gravesend MB Council, 28/01/42, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee, 28/01/1942 (Bibliographic reference). Ske13756.