Monument record TQ 67 SE 1189 - Echo Square Second World War Police Telephone Box, Gravesend
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6516 7298 (point) |
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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 sited on the NW side of Echo Square, Gravesend. This was integrated into the incident reporting system for civil defence. Its design is unknown but it is likely to have been one of a number of standard types. It is likely to have been installed in 1939, decommissioned for war emergency purposes in 1945 and probbaly removed c. 1946.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The structure no longer exists
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 23/02/06
civil defence authority for Gravesend, Untitled and undated Second World War map of civil defence in Gravesend (Map). SKE13936.
civil defence authority for Gravesend, Untitled and undated Second World War map of civil defence in Gravesend (Map). Ske13936.
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2009 4:33AM