TQ 77 SE 139 - World War I anti aircraft emplacements, Lodge Hill, Hoo St. Werburgh

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Monument record TQ 77 SE 139 - World War I anti aircraft emplacements, Lodge Hill, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

Two World War I circular concrete anti-aircraft emplacements and ancillary buildings. One emplacement with ammunition recesses survives in fair condition, the other is mutilated and partly buried. Ancillary buildings in fair condition. Summary from record TQ 77 SE 1275: World War 1 period anti-aircraft gun site comprising of 2 number emplacements for quick-firing guns, complete with headquarters building, magazines and crew accommodation.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 7583 7404 (262m by 256m) FCE
Map sheet	TQ77SE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT
Civil Parish	HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT
Civil Parish	HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Modern - 1913 AD? to 1918 AD?)

Full Description

Air Ministry., 01/01/13, Air Ministry record. (Collection). SKE14334.

MMRG, 10/11/06, WW ! AA Site (Photograph). SKE14694.

<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<2> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<3> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31599.

<4> Historic England, 2019, Lodge Hill, Cooling, Medway, First World War Anti-Aircraft Battery (Unpublished document). SKE52317.

Sources/Archives (7)

--- SKE14334 Collection: Air Ministry.. 01/01/13. Air Ministry record..
--- SKE14694 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. WW ! AA Site.
<1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
<1> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
<2> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
<3> SKE31599 Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014..
<4> SKE52317 Unpublished document: Historic England. 2019. Lodge Hill, Cooling, Medway, First World War Anti-Aircraft Battery.

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Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project, Kent: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, Archaeological Report (Ref: 9-2014) (EKE15035)

Record last edited

Oct 22 2021 12:50PM