Monument record TQ 67 SW 1195 - Wood Street Second World War public air raid shelter, Northfleet

Summary

Second World War public surface air raid shelter for 54 people at Wood Street, Northfleet. Probably originating in 1940, it would have been decommissioned by 1945 and demolished by 1946.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6181 7444 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Second World War public air raid shelter for 54 people on the western sde of Wood Street, Northfleet. It was a surface type and was probably of rectangular brick form with a flat concrete roof. It appears to have encroached upon the street itself. Probably originating in 1940, it would have been decommissioned by the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945 and demolished in 1946.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The shelter no longer exists
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 23/01/06


Northfleet Urban District Council, 13/11/41, Minutes of Northfleet Urban District Council (Bibliographic reference). SKE13885.

Northfleet Urban District Council, 13/11/41, Minutes of Northfleet Urban District Council (Bibliographic reference). Ske13885.

Northfleet History Group, 30/11/05, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13886.

Northfleet History Group, 30/11/05, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13886.

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. 30/11/05. Verbal Communication.
  • --- Verbal communication: Northfleet History Group. 30/11/05. Verbal Communication.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:29AM