Second World War air raid wardens post at the junction of Leith Park Road with Sandy Bank Road, Gravesend. The post was one of a number serving Gravesend. It reported to a local Civil Defence Control Centre. As such, it was a local focus in the incident reporting chain for coordinating the emergency services in the event of injury or bomb damage sustained in its neighbourhood. Its patrolling wardens also enforced blackout restrictions. It probably originated in 1939, to be decommissioned in 1945 and destroyed c. 1948.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The site of the former post is out of site within a walled enclosure.
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 02/02/06

Civil Defence authority for Gravesend, Undated and untitled Second World War map of civil defence sites in Gravesend (Map). SKE13935.

Civil Defence authority for Gravesend, Undated and untitled Second World War map of civil defence sites in Gravesend (Map). Ske13935.