Monument record TQ 66 NW 111 - Meopham Village Hall Second World War headquarters, Meopham

Summary

Second World War headquarters for the Meopham Home Guard at the Meopham Village Hall, Meopham. This involved use of an existing community facility, within a single storey brick building with a pitched roof. Its use is likely to have strated in 1940 and been terminated in 1944. The hall still exists in community use.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6428 6551 (point)
Map sheet TQ66NW
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War headquarters for the Meopham Home Guard at the Meopham Village Hall, Meopham. This involved use of an existing community facility, within a single storey brick building with a pitched roof. Its use is likely to have started in 1940 and been terminated in 1944. The hall still exists in community use.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : The interior is open during the normal opening hours of the hall
Tourism Potential : It may lend itself to inclusion as a mention in a local defence heritage trail
Condition : good
Date of visit : 16/02/06


Meopham Historical Society, 30/09/05, Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13906.

Meopham Historical Society, 30/09/05, Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society (Miscellaneous Material). Ske13906.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Miscellaneous Material: Meopham Historical Society. 30/09/05. Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society.
  • --- Miscellaneous Material: Meopham Historical Society. 30/09/05. Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2009 3:38AM