Monument record TQ 67 SW 1210 - London Road Second World War Battle Headquarters, Northfleet

Summary

Second World War Battle Headquarters at an unknown precise location in London Road, Northfleet. This may have adapted existing premises. This was part of the anti-invasion defences. It probably originated in 1940 and would have been decommissioned by early 1944. No building in the vicinity of the appropriate age survives.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6370 7409 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War Battle Headquarters for Defended Locality DL28, at an unknown precise location in London Road, Northfleet. This was part of the Home Guard manned anti-invasion defences. It probably originated in 1940 and would have been decommissioned by early 1944, with any adaptations of premises being removed by 1945. No building in the vicinity of the appropriate age survives.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : No building in the vicinity of the appropriate age has survived.
Tourism Potential : None, particularly as location is not precisely known
Condition : unknown
Date of visit : 25/01/06


Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area, 01/09/41, Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion (Unpublished document). SKE13829.

Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area, 01/09/41, Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion (Unpublished document). Ske13829.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area. 01/09/41. Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion.
  • --- Unpublished document: Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area. 01/09/41. Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:25AM