Building record TQ 67 SE 1193 - Shorne Hill Second World War spigot mortar emplacement, Shorne

Summary

Second World War spigot mortar emplacement sited in a bank on the western side of Mill Hill Lane, Shorne Hill, Shorne. It consists of a circular concrete drum with a stainless steel pivot at its top, within a firers pit cut into the earth. It formed part of the anti-invasion defences of Shorne Village and perhaps of the perimeter of the airfield at nearby RAF Gravesend. It would be been established in 1940 and been decommisioned probably by late 1943. It is still extant.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6890 7119 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Smith, V.T.C., 04/01/06, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE14005.

Smith, V.T.C., 04/01/06, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske14005.

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  • --- Verbal communication: Smith, V.T.C.. 04/01/06. Verbal Communication.
  • --- Verbal communication: Smith, V.T.C.. 04/01/06. Verbal Communication.

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2009 4:42AM