Monument record TQ 67 SW 1304 - Springhead Second World War light anti-aircraft battery

Summary

Second World War light anti-aircraft battery N1 in farmland west of Springhead Road, Northfleet. It consisted of 1 quad mounting of 4 Vickers machine guns. It was probably for the defence of the electricity sub-station nearby at Pepper Hill. It is first mentioned in a document of 1942. Its date of removal is unknown. There are no remains. Location approximate based on available information

Location

Grid reference TQ 6200 7300 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War light anti-aircraft battery N1 in farmland west of Springhead Road, Northfleet. It consisted of 1 quad mounting of 4 Vickers machine guns. The mounting was probably centred to a sandbagged pit. It was probably for defence of the electricity sub-station nearby at Pepper Hill. It is first mentioned in a document of 1942. Its date of removal is unknown. There are no remains.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : No longer extant. The site is on private land
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 18/01/06

Location approximate based on available information


Council for British Archaeology, 01/01/96, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol. 1.4 - antiaircraft artillery 1914-46 (Bibliographic reference). SKE13910.

Council for British Archaeology, 01/01/96, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol. 1.4 - antiaircraft artillery 1914-46 (Bibliographic reference). Ske13910.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Council for British Archaeology. 01/01/96. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol. 1.4 - antiaircraft artillery 1914-46.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Council for British Archaeology. 01/01/96. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol. 1.4 - antiaircraft artillery 1914-46.

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Record last edited

Nov 25 2019 1:41PM