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Building record TQ 67 SW 1303 - Civic Centre Cold War Civil Defence Control Centre, Wrotham Road, Gravesend
Summary
Cold War Civil Defence Control Centre in the basement of Gravesham Borough Council's Civic Centre, Wrotham Road, Gravesend. Full details of design and layout are not yet known but it occupied a suite of rooms from c. 1975, one of which was a communications centre, and was decommissioned in late 2005, with all equipment removed, to become a suite of council offices and stores.
Summary from record TQ 67 SW 186:
Command post at Gravesend.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6471 7387 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Full Description
Victor Smith, 01/08/05, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13966.
Victor Smith, 01/08/05, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13966.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
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Record last edited
Oct 4 2011 1:42PM