Building record TQ 67 SE 1208 - Norfolk Road Second World War tunnel air raid shelter, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War public air raid shelter for 46 people established in 1939 in an existing pedestrian tunnel connecting Norfolk and Raphael Roads which passes under a railway line. The nature of adaptations is unknown but is likely to have included blast walls at either end. It would have been decommissioned by 1945 and any adaptations speedily removed. The tunnel continues in use as a footway.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6579 7389 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Gravesend's Borough Engineer, 11/10/39, Untitled (Unpublished document). SKE13968.

Gravesend's Borough Engineer, 11/10/39, Untitled (Unpublished document). Ske13968.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Gravesend's Borough Engineer. 11/10/39. Untitled.
  • --- Unpublished document: Gravesend's Borough Engineer. 11/10/39. Untitled.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:35AM