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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 97 NW 137
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Second World War Coastal Artillery Searchlight, Indented Line No 1, Sheerness

Summary

The remains of a WW2 coastal artillery searchlight.

Grid Reference:	TQ 90928 75546
Map Sheet:	TQ97NW
Parish:	SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

COAST ARTILLERY SEARCHLIGHT (Abandoned 1945?, Modern - 1939 AD? to 2050 AD (at some time))

Full description

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Coastal artillery searchlight, probably from WW2, mounted on No1. Indented Line which still retains internal wooden partitions, a telephone kiosk, electric cables and a fuse box.(1)

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.

Related records

TQ 97 NW 114

Part of: Indented Line no 1 (Dial Line/Craig Battery), Sheerness (Monument)