Monument record TQ 57 SW 343 - Brooklands Second World War light anti-aircraft battery, Dartford, Kent

Summary

Second World War light anti-aircraft battery (VD5) at the Vickers factory site, Brooklands, Dartford, Kent. It consisted of 1 quad mounted vickers gun. It is first mentioned in a document of 1942. It was one of a grouping of batteries for defence of the Vickers factory. Its date of removal is unknown.

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Grid reference TQ 5460 7310 (point)
Map sheet TQ57SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WILMINGTON, DARTFORD, KENT

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Second World War light anti-aircraft battery (VD5) at the Vickers factory site, Brooklands, Dartford, Kent. It consisted of 1 quad mounted Vickers gun. It is first mentioned in a document of 1942. It was one of a grouping of batteries for defence of the Vickers factory. Its date of removal is unknown. (1)

Site visited to try to locate reported Light AA site. Nothing found. Map reference given seems to suggest an area where flooded gravel workings now cover the site. Lakes to north of Powder Mill Lane, Dartford (2)


<1> CBA, 01/01/1996, Twentieth Century Fortification in England Vol. 1.4, anti-aircraft artillery 1914+ (Bibliographic reference). SKE24116.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: CBA. 01/01/1996. Twentieth Century Fortification in England Vol. 1.4, anti-aircraft artillery 1914+.
  • <2> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)

Record last edited

Feb 16 2026 6:46PM