Monument record TQ 67 SW 1158 - Lime Avenue Second World War air raid shelter, Northfleet

Summary

Second World War public air raid shelter on the northern edge of Lime Avenue, Northfleet. This was a surface shelter for 54 people and probably originated in 1940, to be decommssioned by 1945 and probably removed by 1946.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6268 7389 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War public air raid shelter on the northern edge of Lime Avenue, Northfleet. This was a surface shelter for 54 people, probably of rectangular brick form with a flat concrete roof. It seems to have partly encroached on the street itself. It may have originated in 1940, would have been decommissioned at the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945 and would have been removed by 1946.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The site formerly occupied by the shelter is a public footpath and road
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 07/02/06


Northfleet History Group, 13/11/05, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13881.

Northfleet History Group, 13/11/05, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13881.

Northfleet Urban District Council, 13/11/41, Minutes of Northfleet Urban District Council (Bibliographic reference). SKE13880.

Northfleet Urban District Council, 13/11/41, Minutes of Northfleet Urban District Council (Bibliographic reference). Ske13880.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Northfleet Urban District Council. 13/11/41. Minutes of Northfleet Urban District Council.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Northfleet Urban District Council. 13/11/41. Minutes of Northfleet Urban District Council.
  • --- Verbal communication: Northfleet History Group. 13/11/05. Verbal Communication.
  • --- Verbal communication: Northfleet History Group. 13/11/05. Verbal Communication.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:29AM