Monument record TQ 67 SW 1351 - Lord Street Second World War Firewatchers Headquarters, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War Firewatchers Headquarters, occupying the Druids Arms at 17 Lord Street, Gravesend. It originated in 1942 and would have been decommissioned by no later than 1945. The public house was demolished c. 1968, the Lord Street multi-storey car park being built on the site in 1972.

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Grid reference TQ 6481 7389 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Second World War Firewatchers Headquarters, occupying the Druid Arms at 17 Lord Street, Gravesend. This was a coordinating point for a local grouping of firewatchers. It originated in 1942 and would have been decommissioned by no later than 1945. The public house was demolished c. 1968, the Lord Street multi-storey car park being built on the site in 1972.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The building no longer exists.
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 09/03/06


Gravesend Council, 24/06/42, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE13989.

Gravesend Council, 24/06/42, Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee (Bibliographic reference). Ske13989.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend Council. 24/06/42. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gravesend Council. 24/06/42. Minutes of Gravesend Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2010 9:25AM