Monument record TQ 67 SE 1156 - Maltings Second World War searchlight position, Lower Higham Road, Chalk, Kent

Summary

Second World War anti-aircraft searchlight position in a former field a few m. N of the Maltings, Lower Higham Road, Chalk, near Gravesend. Of unknown date origin and longevity, it would have been removed by no later than 1945.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6660 7328 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War anti-aircraft searchlight position in a former field a few m. N of The Maltings, Lower Higham Road, Chalk, near Gravesend. Of unknown date origin and longevity, it would have been removed by no later than 1945. The site is now occupied by part of the NW College of Technology
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : No longer extant and within a closed and gated site
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 28/02/06


Chalk Parish History Group, 19/10/05, Extract from the historical records of the Chalk Parish History Group (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13893.

Chalk Parish History Group, 19/10/05, Extract from the historical records of the Chalk Parish History Group (Miscellaneous Material). Ske13893.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Miscellaneous Material: Chalk Parish History Group. 19/10/05. Extract from the historical records of the Chalk Parish History Group.
  • --- Miscellaneous Material: Chalk Parish History Group. 19/10/05. Extract from the historical records of the Chalk Parish History Group.

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:30AM