Monument record TQ 67 SE 1178 - Love Lane Second World War Police Telephone Box, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War Police Telephone Box at the junction of Love Lane with Milton Road, Gravesend. This was integrated into the incident reporting system for the civil defence of Gravesend. It originated in 1939, would have been decommissioned for war emergency purposes in 1945 and removed in 1946.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6516 7402 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War Police telephone Box at the junction of Love Lane with Milton Road, Gravesend. This was integrated into the incident reporting system for civil defence in Gravesend. Its design is unknown but it would have been one of a number of standard types. It originated in 1939, would have been decommissioned for war emergency purposes in 1945 and removed in 1946.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : No longer extant..
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 24/01/06


Civil Defence authority for Gravesend, Untitled and undated map of the civil defence structures in Gravesend (Map). SKE13919.

Civil Defence authority for Gravesend, Untitled and undated map of the civil defence structures in Gravesend (Map). Ske13919.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Map: Civil Defence authority for Gravesend. Untitled and undated map of the civil defence structures in Gravesend.
  • --- Map: Civil Defence authority for Gravesend. Untitled and undated map of the civil defence structures in Gravesend.

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:31AM