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Monument record TR 07 SW 20 - Fletcher battery (c1900)
Summary
Fletcher battery (c1900). In 1917 it was described as a new battery to provide the mouth of the Thames with modern heavy armament of 9.2in.BL guns on barbette mountings. The guns were moved here from Slough Fort. A third 9.2in gun emplacement was added to the eastern side of the battery during WW2. The armament remained in active status until 1956 when the guns were withdrawn and the battery abandoned
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 0017 7280 (347m by 202m) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR07SW |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2017 12:44PM