Second World War air raid wardens post in the rear garden of the Campbell Arms public house, in Granville Road, Gravesend. It is a rectangular concrete structure, having a fluted external appearance from the use of corrugated iron sheets as shuttering, and a flat roof, probably built in 1939. This 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. It was also a place from which patrolling wardens enforced blackout restrictions. It was decommissioned at the end of the Second World War in Europe but still exists in a derelict state.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : Although not officially accessible, it is directly at the side of a right of way.
Tourism Potential : It may lend itself to inclusion in a defence heritage trail leaflet
Condition : poor
Date of visit : 04/01/06

Gravesend MB Council, 08/05/39, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Watch Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE13764.

Gravesend MB Council, 08/05/39, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Watch Committee (Bibliographic reference). Ske13764.

Smith, V.T.C., 15/03/06, Granville Road Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend (Photograph). SKE13786.

Smith, V.T.C., 15/03/06, Granville Road Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend (Photograph). Ske13786.