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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1263 - Woodlands Park Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend
Summary
Second World War public air raid shelter on the eastern side of Woodlands Park, Gravesend. It was built as a concrete lined tunnel in 1939, decommissioned by the end of the Second World War in Europe and buried by 1946. It probably exists archaeologically.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6443 7284 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Smith, V.T.C., 23/09/06, Woodlands Park Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend (Photograph). SKE13788.
Smith, V.T.C., 23/09/06, Woodlands Park Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend (Photograph). Ske13788.
Gravesend MB Council, 26/11/39, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE13762.
Gravesend MB Council, 26/11/39, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee (Bibliographic reference). Ske13762.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE13762 Bibliographic reference: Gravesend MB Council. 26/11/39. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.
- --- SKE13762 Bibliographic reference: Gravesend MB Council. 26/11/39. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.
- --- SKE13788 Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 23/09/06. Woodlands Park Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend.
- --- SKE13788 Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 23/09/06. Woodlands Park Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend.
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Record last edited
Feb 19 2024 2:21PM