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Building record TQ 67 SE 341 - 16 Parrock Avenue Second World War air raid shelter, Gravesend, Kent
Summary
Second World War (or perhaps Munich Crisis) private underground air raid shelter. Built by then owner ER Chapman at the end of his rear garden at 16 Parrock Avenue, Gravesend, Kent. It is a 2 x 2m brick walled chamber with a flat concrete roof and a poured concrete floor, reached down concrete steps with a right angled turn at their bottom. Within are elements of its bunk beds. It would have been decommissioned in 1945.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6532 7327 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ67SE |
Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> James Elford, 28/04/2009, Site observation from informant and information from current owner (Verbal communication). SKE24313.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE24313 Verbal communication: James Elford. 28/04/2009. Site observation from informant and information from current owner.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2013 4:11PM