TQ 77 SW 1048 - Waterworks Second World War Home Guard hut, School Lane, Higham

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Monument record TQ 77 SW 1048 - Waterworks Second World War Home Guard hut, School Lane, Higham

Summary

Second World War timber hut for the Home Guard in a green space next to the waterworks at Higham and on the east side of School Lane. It was rectangular, about 10m x 4m, with a pitched roof. The hut was a local headquarters and an assembly point for patrolling Home Guards,and probably originated in 1940, to be decommissioned in 1944 and removed by about 1960.

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Grid reference	TQ 7141 7222 (point)
Map sheet	TQ77SW
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

MILITARY HEADQUARTERS (Destroyed 1960, Modern - 1940 AD? to 1944 AD?)

Full Description

Second World War timber hut for the Home Guard in a green space next to the waterworks at Higham and on the east side of School Lane. It was rectangular, about 10 m x 4 m. with a pitched roof. The hut was a local headquarters and an assembly point for the Home Guard patrolling the Higham area. It probably originated in 1940, to be decommissioned by 1944 and demolished in about 1960.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : Nothing survives.
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 27/02/06

Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). SKE13846.

Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). Ske13846.

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--- SKE13846 Bibliographic reference: Higham Village History Group. 01/01/04. Higham in Old Photographs.
--- SKE13846 Bibliographic reference: Higham Village History Group. 01/01/04. Higham in Old Photographs.