Monument record TQ 86 SW 136 - KENTISH GUN BELT SINGLE GUN (DIVER) BATTERY (STOCKBURY)
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 8372 6144 (point) Centred |
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Map sheet | TQ86SW |
County | KENT |
District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Civil Parish | STOCKBURY, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of a single gun (Diver) light anti aircraft emplacement and searchlight emplacement at Stockbury. This was armed with a 40mm gun, which was moved to an extant searchlight emplacement between 24th-26th June 1944, as part of the fourth deployment of 210 guns to the Kentish Gun Belt. It was manned by the Royal Artillery Training Establishment Regiment of 27 Brigade, and by 332 Searchlight Battery of 33 Searchlight Regiment.
In 2011 Kent Archaeological Projects carried out a watching brief on a pipeline. A trench was found near Parsonage Farm. It was thought to be of Second World War date and so could be related to this site. (1)
<1> Kent Archaeological Projects, 2013, A post-excavation assessment following an archaeological investigation on the route of the new water main at Stockbury, near Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE25165.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE25165 Unpublished document: Kent Archaeological Projects. 2013. A post-excavation assessment following an archaeological investigation on the route of the new water main at Stockbury, near Maidstone, Kent.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Watching brief on the South East Water pipeline in Stockbury (Ref: STK-SMS-11) (EKE13175)
Record last edited
Sep 13 2013 3:26PM