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Building record TQ 67 SE 281 - Cedar Avenue Second World War gas decontamination centre, Gravesend, Kent
Summary
Second World War gas decontamination centre built on council playing fields off Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, Kent. This single storey flat roofed building was constructed in 1940 and was decommissioned by 1945, being retained in use as changing rooms for the playing fields, in which role it continues.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6521 7159 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SE |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Full Description
Second World War gas decontamination centre built on council playing fields off Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, Kent. This single storey flat roofed building was constructed in 1940. It contains the usual entrances for undressing, shower and changing rooms and a boiler room. It was once part of a complex of civil defence buildings on the playing fields. It would have been decommissioned by the end of the Second World War, being retained in use as changing rooms for the playing fields in which it is situated. This has involved some internal alterations such as the insertion of partitions.(1)
<1> Gravesend Council, 1939, Minutes of Watch Committee, 13/3/09 (Unpublished document). SKE15740.
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- <1> SKE15740 Unpublished document: Gravesend Council. 1939. Minutes of Watch Committee, 13/3/09.
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Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 3:50PM