Monument record TQ 67 SE 1181 - Furzy Leas Wood army barrack site, Shorne

Summary

Second World War army barrack site in Furzy Leas Wood, Shorne. This was the location of barrack buildings erected in early 1944 for the accommodation of troops designated to take part in the Operation Overlord (D Day) landings in France from 6th June. The barracks are said to have been been a combination of rectangular timber huts with a pitched roof and semi-circular section Nissen huts. The barracks were abandoned after the troops had deployed for the invasion and presumably were removed in 1945-6. There are some overgrown tarmac roads and some rectangular traces which might have been the sites of huts.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6894 7028 (152m by 301m) Approximate
Map sheet TQ67SE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A.F.Allen, 01/01/87, The History of a Kentish Village (1987) (Bibliographic reference). Ske14004.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: A.F.Allen. 01/01/87. The History of a Kentish Village (1987).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2015 4:23PM