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Monument record TQ 77 SW 1048 - Waterworks Second World War Home Guard hut, School Lane, Higham
Summary
Second World War timber hut for the Home Guard in a green space next to the waterworks at Higham and on the east side of School Lane. It was rectangular, about 10m x 4m, with a pitched roof. The hut was a local headquarters and an assembly point for patrolling Home Guards,and probably originated in 1940, to be decommissioned in 1944 and removed by about 1960.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7141 7222 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
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Full Description
Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). SKE13846.
Higham Village History Group, 01/01/04, Higham in Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). Ske13846.
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 4:44AM