Monument record TQ 86 SW 136 - KENTISH GUN BELT SINGLE GUN (DIVER) BATTERY (STOCKBURY)

Summary

Site of a single gun (Diver) light anti aircraft emplacement and searchlight emplacement at Stockbury.

Location

Grid reference TQ 8372 6144 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ86SW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish STOCKBURY, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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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following an archaeological investigation on the route of the new water main at Stockbury, near Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document).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> Unpublished document: Kent Archaeological Projects. 2013.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.

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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