Monument record TQ 67 SE 1219 - Swimming Pool Second World War Emergency Water Tank, Gordon Pleasure Gardens, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War Emergency Water Tank untilising the former Gordon Pleasure Gardens swimming pool, Gravesend. It was probably decommissioned for war purposes in 1945 and may have been infilled in 1946.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6541 7427 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War Emergency Water Tank utilising the former Gordon Pleasure Gardens swimming pool, Gravesend. Supplementing the mains, it was to render an instant supply of water for fighting fires in the neighbourhood, in the event of an air raid. This use probably originated in 1940. The pool would have been decommissioned for war emergency purposes at the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945 and infilled, probably in 1946, as a newer pool had been provided nearby.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The swimming pool is no longer extant but its site is within the open space of the public park
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 16/01/06


Gravesend's civil defence authority, Undated and untitled Second World War map of civil defences in Gravesend (Map). SKE13878.

Gravesend's civil defence authority, Undated and untitled Second World War map of civil defences in Gravesend (Map). Ske13878.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Map: Gravesend's civil defence authority. Undated and untitled Second World War map of civil defences in Gravesend.
  • --- Map: Gravesend's civil defence authority. Undated and untitled Second World War map of civil defences in Gravesend.

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:28AM