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.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend MB Council. 26/11/39. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend MB Council. 26/11/39. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.
  • --- Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 23/09/06. Woodlands Park Second World War public air raid shelter, Gravesend.
  • --- 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