TQ 77 SW 1041 - Gadshill School Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend Road, Higham

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Building record TQ 77 SW 1041 - Gadshill School Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend Road, Higham

Summary

Second World War air raid wardens post in a brick tunnel running north under the Gravesend Road from Gadshill School. It was probably adapted for this purpose in 1939 and decommissioned by the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945. The tunnel was cleared of its contents by 1946 but still remains.

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Grid reference	TQ 7104 7090 (point)
Map sheet	TQ77SW
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

AIR RAID WARDENS POST (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)

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Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). SKE13816.

Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). Ske13816.

Smith, V.T.C., 20/04/06, Gadshill School Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend Road, Higham (Photograph). SKE13859.

Smith, V.T.C., 20/04/06, Gadshill School Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend Road, Higham (Photograph). Ske13859.

Strood Rural District Council, 29/02/40, Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions Committee of Strood Rural District Council (Bibliographic reference). SKE13815.

Strood Rural District Council, 29/02/40, Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions Committee of Strood Rural District Council (Bibliographic reference). Ske13815.

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--- SKE13815 Bibliographic reference: Strood Rural District Council. 29/02/40. Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions Committee of Strood Rural District Council.
--- SKE13815 Bibliographic reference: Strood Rural District Council. 29/02/40. Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions Committee of Strood Rural District Council.
--- SKE13816 Bibliographic reference: Higham Village History Group. 01/01/04. Higham in Old Photographs.
--- SKE13816 Bibliographic reference: Higham Village History Group. 01/01/04. Higham in Old Photographs.
--- SKE13859 Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 20/04/06. Gadshill School Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend Road, Higham.
--- SKE13859 Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 20/04/06. Gadshill School Second World War air raid wardens post, Gravesend Road, Higham.