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 The armament remained in active status until 1956 when the guns were withdrawn and the battery abandoned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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.

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Record last edited

Oct 11 2017 12:44PM