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Monument record TQ 67 SE 1177 - Echo Square Second World War Defended Locality, Gravesend
Summary
Second World War Defended Locality DL26 at Echo Square, Gravesend. This anti-invasion defence, probably established by 1940, was centred on a key intersection of 5 roads. It would have been decommissioned by early in 1944. There are no known survivals.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6509 7290 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SE |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area, 01/09/41, Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion (Unpublished document). SKE13835.
Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area, 01/09/41, Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion (Unpublished document). Ske13835.
Smith, V.T.C., 05/04/06, Echo Square Defended Location (Photograph). SKE13864.
Smith, V.T.C., 05/04/06, Echo Square Defended Location (Photograph). Ske13864.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE13835 Unpublished document: Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area. 01/09/41. Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion.
- --- SKE13835 Unpublished document: Colonel, Gravesend Sub-Area. 01/09/41. Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion.
- --- SKE13864 Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 05/04/06. Echo Square Defended Location.
- --- SKE13864 Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 05/04/06. Echo Square Defended Location.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jul 31 2009 4:26AM