Monument record TQ 67 SW 468 - Old Road West Second World War mortuary, Gravesend, Kent

Summary

Second World War mortuary at the former Gravesend Corporation Yard set back from the south side of Old Road West, Gravesend, Kent. This was designed and built at the beginning of the Second World War for the holding of the corpses of local victims of air raids, prior to identification and burial. It is located next to the Old Road West public cemetery. It is a rectangular single storey brick structure with a corrugated roof, containing a large space for the holding of bodies. It would have been decommissioned at the end of the Second World War and at an unknown later date became a workshop. It is now in private ownership.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6404 7326 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Victor Smith, 2008, Second World War air raid precautions mortuary, Old Road West, Gravesend (Unpublished document). SKE24775.

<1> Gravesend Corporation, 1940, Proposed mortuary, Old Road West, Gravesend (Map). SKE15742.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Victor Smith. 2008. Second World War air raid precautions mortuary, Old Road West, Gravesend.
  • <1> Map: Gravesend Corporation. 1940. Proposed mortuary, Old Road West, Gravesend.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 10 2013 4:35PM