Second World War Civil Defence Headquarters at the Knowle, off the west side of School Lane, Higham. It served the area centred on Higham. This large residential house appears to have been utilised from 1940 and would have been decommissioned by the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945. No other details are known. The house rermains in use as a restaurant.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : The interior of The Knowle is accessible during the opening times of the restaurant
Tourism Potential : Perhaps a point to be mentioned in a defence heritage trail and a piece of information of possible interest to patrons of the restaurant
Condition : very good
Date of visit : 23/01/06

Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). SKE13813.

Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). Ske13813.

Smith, V.T.C., 20/04/06, The Knowle Civil Defence Headquarters (Photograph). SKE13861.

Smith, V.T.C., 20/04/06, The Knowle Civil Defence Headquarters (Photograph). Ske13861.