Second World War public air raid shelter in the earlier-existing Cooperative Society premises at 74 New Road, Gravesend. Its exact design is unknown but its formation would have involved strenthening the basement with timber strutting. It was established in September, 1939 and would have been decommissioned for war emergency purposes in 1945. The building was demolished in about 1974 as part of a new shopping development and is now the Early Learning Centre, although the basement is said still to exist. The basement may also be under the Debenham Stores immediately to its east.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The cellar area, if still existing, is within private premises
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : unknown
Date of visit : 24/01/06

Gravesend Council, 28/12/39, A memorandum from the Borough Engineer to the Town Clerk (Unpublished document). SKE14011.

Gravesend Council, 28/12/39, A memorandum from the Borough Engineer to the Town Clerk (Unpublished document). Ske14011.