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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 NW 123 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Harbour def. battery: twin 6-pr. (ww2) |
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Summary
Harbour def. battery: twin 6-pr. (ww2)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9080 7562 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97NW |
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| Parish: | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTERY (BATTERY, Modern - 1939 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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North shore of Garrison Point Fort. Concrete tower containing gun emplacement and magazines. Good condition but lower storey partially filled with rubble. One of the few remaining Twin 6-pr. sites in the SE. (1) and site photographs (2-5).
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9556.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9810.
<4> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9997.
<5> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9999.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4023. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4012. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 26. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 28. print. |
