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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 343 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Railway obstacle blocks, near Chatham Dockyard |
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Summary
Two large concrete blocks located on either side of the railway line into Chatham Dockyard. These were used in conjunction with a steel girder spanning the gap between them as a block to attempts by the enemy to use the railway system. A rare monument in an urban environment.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7756 6937 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Two large concrete cubes either side of the railway line into Chatham Dockyard, recessed to receive a transverse iron girder as an obstacle to enemy trying to use the railway. Unusual feature in an urban environment. (1)
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
