Bell Wharf marked on the 1st and 2nd ed OS map (1-2). A large concrete wharf on massive wooden piles, with bollards and part of a railway inlaid onto the wharf surface. rThe metal railings are in disrepair, but otherwise the wharf is in good condition. (3)


Second World War Home Guard Battle Headquarters at Bell Wharf, APCM Swanscombe Works, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent, This was for Defended Locality DL43. Probably designated in 1940 and decommissioned by early in 1944. The structure so used upon the wharf is unknown. The wharf is mostly destroyed, but there are some remnants. (4)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<4> Colnel, Gravesend Sub-Area, 01/09/1941, Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion (Unpublished document). SKE24212.

<5> The London Resort, 2020, The London Resort Development Consent Order, Environmental Statement, Volume 2, Appendix 14.2 Built Heritage Statement (Unpublished document). SKE53758.