Monument record TQ 67 SW 1286 - Shears Green School Cold War rest centre, Packham Road, Northfleet, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6380 7219 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ67SW |
Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Full Description
Cold War rest centre at Shears Green School, Packham Road, Northfleet, Kent. It was designated for a time in the 1960s and included a pre-positioned food store. This was for people who might be made homeless from the results of an air attack. The parts of the school to be used are not known but may have included all of the premises. No other information about the rest centre is known.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The schoopl, buildings which existed during designation as a rest centre may be seen from surrounding streets
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : good
Date of visit : 04/09/07
Local resident, named on file, 01/01/95, Recollections of a former civil defence volunteer who also worked at the school (Verbal communication). SKE14096.
Local resident, named on file, 01/01/95, Recollections of a former civil defence volunteer who also worked at the school (Verbal communication). Ske14096.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SKE14096 Verbal communication: Local resident, named on file. 01/01/95. Recollections of a former civil defence volunteer who also worked at the school.
- --- SKE14096 Verbal communication: Local resident, named on file. 01/01/95. Recollections of a former civil defence volunteer who also worked at the school.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2009 4:42AM