TQ 77 SW 1050 - Higham Hill First World War anti-aircraft battery, School Lane, Higham

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Monument record TQ 77 SW 1050 - Higham Hill First World War anti-aircraft battery, School Lane, Higham

Summary

First World War anti-aircraft battery for a 3-in. gun in a field (now a recreation ground) on the east side of School Lane, Higham. Present in 1917, its removal date is not known. There are no obvious remaining traces but there may be buried archaeology.

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Grid reference	TQ 7140 7225 (point)
Map sheet	TQ77SW
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Destroyed 1918, Modern - 1914 AD? to 1918 AD?)

Full Description

Council for British Archaeology, 01/01/96, Twentieth Century Fortifications In England, Vol. 1.2 - Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-46 (Bibliographic reference). SKE13979.

Council for British Archaeology, 01/01/96, Twentieth Century Fortifications In England, Vol. 1.2 - Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-46 (Bibliographic reference). Ske13979.

Strood Rural District Council, 24/03/39, Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions and Fire Brigade Committee of Strood Rural District Council (Bibliographic reference). SKE13978.

Strood Rural District Council, 24/03/39, Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions and Fire Brigade Committee of Strood Rural District Council (Bibliographic reference). Ske13978.

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--- SKE13978 Bibliographic reference: Strood Rural District Council. 24/03/39. Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions and Fire Brigade Committee of Strood Rural District Council.
--- SKE13978 Bibliographic reference: Strood Rural District Council. 24/03/39. Minutes of the Air Raid Precautions and Fire Brigade Committee of Strood Rural District Council.
--- SKE13979 Bibliographic reference: Council for British Archaeology. 01/01/96. Twentieth Century Fortifications In England, Vol. 1.2 - Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-46.
--- SKE13979 Bibliographic reference: Council for British Archaeology. 01/01/96. Twentieth Century Fortifications In England, Vol. 1.2 - Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-46.