TQ 57 SW 381 - Fairfield Second World War air raid shelters, Dartford, Kent

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Monument record TQ 57 SW 381 - Fairfield Second World War air raid shelters, Dartford, Kent

Summary

Second World War public surface air raid shelters at Fairfield, Dartford, Kent. Three shelters were built sometime in 1940. Three structures are shown at Fairfield on a 1950s OS map. The shelters were demolished at an unknown date. No other details are known. The site is now occupied by Fairfield Pool. A 1944 aerial photo shows 6 shelters.

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Grid reference	TQ 5410 7350 (point)
Map sheet	TQ57SW
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

AIR RAID SHELTER (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

<1> Dartford Borough Council, 09/05/1940, Minutes of the General Purposes Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE24274.

<2> West Sussex Archaeology, 2014, Archaeological Desk-based assessment of Fairfield Pool and Leisure Centre, Lowfield Street, Dartford, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29578.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SKE24274 Bibliographic reference: Dartford Borough Council. 09/05/1940. Minutes of the General Purposes Committee.
<2> SKE29578 Unpublished document: West Sussex Archaeology. 2014. Archaeological Desk-based assessment of Fairfield Pool and Leisure Centre, Lowfield Street, Dartford, Kent.