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Monument record TQ 57 SW 349 - Vickers Second World War Defended Locality DL105, Brooklands, Dartford, Kent
Summary
Second World War Defended Locality DL105, centred on the Vickers engineering works, Brooklands, Dartford, Kent. It was probably designated in 1940 and would have been decommissioned by early, 1944. The nature of the defences is unknown. Nothing of them is known to survive.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5460 7260 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ57SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WILMINGTON, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Full Description
Second World War Defended Locality DL105, centred on the Vickers engineering works, Brooklands, Dartford, Kent. It was probably designated in 1940 and would have been decommissioned by early, 1944. The nature of the defences is unknown. Nothing of them is known to survive. The defences were probably concerned with defending this key engineering asset. The garrison was 183, with 129 rifles, 4 BLA, 1 Northover Projector and 2 TG (Home Guard) and 50 men, with 20 rifles, 4 Lewis guns, 2 twin Lewis guns for AA (RA Battery). (1)
<1> Colnel, Gravesend Sub-Area, 01/09/1941, Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to defeat invasion (Unpublished document). SKE24223.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE24223 Unpublished document: Colnel, Gravesend Sub-Area. 01/09/1941. Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to defeat invasion.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 11 2013 2:33PM