Monument record TQ 67 SW 1322 - Super Cinema Second World War public air raid shelter, 51 New Road, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War public air raid shelter in the basement of the former Super Cinema at 51 New Road, Gravesend. Details are not known but this would have involved strengthening of the basement through the provision of timber strutting. The shelter was formed in September 1939 and would have been decommissioned in 1945. The front of the building was refaced in 1992 and is now a Job Centre, although the basement is thought still to exist.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6446 7416 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Gravesend Council, 28/12/39, A memorandum from the Borough Engineer to the Town Clerk (Unpublished document). SKE14012.

Gravesend Council, 28/12/39, A memorandum from the Borough Engineer to the Town Clerk (Unpublished document). Ske14012.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Gravesend Council. 28/12/39. A memorandum from the Borough Engineer to the Town Clerk.
  • --- Unpublished document: Gravesend Council. 28/12/39. A memorandum from the Borough Engineer to the Town Clerk.

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 4:38AM