Second World War air raid siren in the NE angle of the junction of Suffolk and Canal Roads, Gravesend. It was sited to warn the surrounding community of an approaching air raid and to advise when a changed note when the raiders passed. No other details are known. It may have been mounted on the roof of an existing building. It probably originated in 1939, to be decommissioned by 1945 and probably removed by 1946. The site is now a housing development.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : No longer extant. Its former location is within a new housing development
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 26/02/06

Civil defence authority for Gravesend, Untitled and undated Second World War map of civil defence in Gravesend (Map). SKE13959.

Civil defence authority for Gravesend, Untitled and undated Second World War map of civil defence in Gravesend (Map). Ske13959.