Monument record TQ 67 SW 1225 - Darnley Road Second World War police telephone box, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War Police war emergency telephone box on the eastern side of Darnley Road, Gravesend, established by 1940 as part of the civil defence reporting system and decommissioned by the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945, to be removed by 1946.

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Grid reference TQ 6430 7350 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Second World War Police war emergency telephone box on the eastern side of Darnley Road, Gravesend, established by 1940. It was integrated into the civil defence reporting system. Its design is not known but would have been a standard type. It was decommissioned by the end of the Second World War in Europe and removed by 1946.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The Police Box no longer exists
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 26/02/06


Gravesend's civil defence authority, Untitled and undated wartime map of civil defence sites in Gravesend (Map). SKE13873.

Gravesend's civil defence authority, Untitled and undated wartime map of civil defence sites in Gravesend (Map). Ske13873.

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  • --- Map: Gravesend's civil defence authority. Untitled and undated wartime map of civil defence sites in Gravesend.
  • --- Map: Gravesend's civil defence authority. Untitled and undated wartime map of civil defence sites in Gravesend.

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:28AM