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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SE 1258 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War road block buoys, Gravesend Road, Chalk |
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Summary
Second World War concrete road block buoys / tank trap in a line/group of five buoys positioned alongside a telegraph pole forming a road block to farmland south of the A226 Gravesend Road. Located in an entrance gap cut into the earth and hedge bank, the buoys and telegraph pole are used as a gateway by a local farmer for private access. The monument has group association with the World War II road block at Church Lane and Rochester Road. Together they potentially formed a road blockade along the main highway.
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 6852 7216 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SE |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Description: Second World War concrete road block buoys / tank trap in a line/group of five buoys positioned alongside a telegraph pole forming a road block to farmland south of the A226 Gravesend Road. Located in an entrance gap cut into the earth and hedge bank, the buoys and telegraph pole are used as a gateway by a local farmer for private access. The monument has group association with the World War II road block at Church Lane and Rochester Road. Together they potentially formed a road blockade along the main highway.(1)
<1> Stuart Chappell, 2021, Verbal communication (Verbal communication). SKE54129.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: Stuart Chappell. 2021. Verbal communication. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SE 1162 | Part of: Rochester Road Second World War road block, Chalk (Monument) |
