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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) |
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Map sheet | TQ67SW |
Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
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Victor Smith, 2008, Second World War air raid precautions mortuary, Old Road West, Gravesend (Unpublished document).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.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 10 2013 4:35PM