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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 87 NE 125
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Site of First World War Coast Artillery Searchlight serving Grain Fort, Isle of Grain

Summary

The site of a twin searchlight emplacement, serving artillery in Grain Fort. Constructed in 1914, the building survived until at least 1961, after which it was demolished and the site cleared. The emplacement was designated electric light nos. 13 and 14.

Grid Reference:	TQ 8906 7689
Map Sheet:	TQ87NE
Parish:	ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

COAST ARTILLERY SEARCHLIGHT (Modern - 1914 AD to 1961 AD? (between))

Full description

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The site of a twin searchlight emplacement, serving artillery in Grain Fort [TQ 87 NE 8]. Constructed in 1914, the building survived until at least 1961, after which it was demolished and the site cleared. The emplacement was designated electric light nos. 13 and 14. [1]

<1> RCHME, 1998, Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12515.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Unpublished document: RCHME. 1998. Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent.

Related records

TQ 87 NE 126	Parent of: Site of a shelter or bunker associated with the Grain Batteries, Isle of Grain (Monument)
TQ 87 NE 8	Part of: Grain Fort and associated coastal artillery fortifications, Isle of Grain (Monument)