Building record TQ 67 SE 1212 - Gordon (now Chantry) School Second World War Emergency Feeding Centre, Ordnance Road, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War Emergency Feeding Centre within the Gordon (now Chantry) School, Ordnance Road, Gravesend. This facility for the feeding of any bombed-out local residents, began at least as early as 1942 (and probably in 1941). Its details are unknown. Decommissioning would have occurred in 1945. The school building survives.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6541 7405 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Second World War Emergency Feeding Centre within the Gordon (now Chantry) School, Ordnance Road, Gravesend. This was for feeding people in the community who were displaced from their homes as a result of damage from an enemy air raid. From the quoted source, this facility began at least as early as 1942 (and probably in 1941). Its details are unknown, but is likely to involved pre-positioning of cooking and kitchen equipment at the school, probably in the vicinity of any existing kitchen. Decommissioning would have occurred by the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945. The school building survives.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The building is a closed school but the exterior is visible from a public footpath.
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : unknown
Date of visit : 04/01/06


Gravesend Council, 28/01/42, Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee minutes (Bibliographic reference). SKE13924.

Gravesend Council, 28/01/42, Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee minutes (Bibliographic reference). Ske13924.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend Council. 28/01/42. Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee minutes.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend Council. 28/01/42. Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee minutes.

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:31AM