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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 24 SW 26 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Reinden Wood (Hawkinge Airfield Dispersed Site) |
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Summary
This was the dispersed accommodation site for Hawkinge airfield (TR 23 NW 215) 1.5 km away to the south. It reflects a common practice of sighting domestic accommodation to off-site locations to avoid damage if the airfiled was attacked. The site consisted of a variety of temporay barrack huts, now gone, and other buildings connected by roads. The most obvious remains are the air raid shelters and gas decontamination building.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2168 4135 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR24SW |
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| Parish: | HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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This was the dispersed accommodation site for Hawkinge airfield (TR 23 NW 215) 1.5 km away to the south. It reflects a common practice of sighting domestic accommodation to off-site locations to avoid damage if the airfiled was attacked. The site consisted of a variety of temporay barrack huts, now gone, and other buildings connected by roads. The most obvious remains are the air raid shelters (TR 24 SW 16 & 21) and gas decontamination building (TR 24 SW 15). (1-3)
<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD205 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD205 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
<3> Ashword, Chris, 1985/1990, Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South & South East (Monograph). SKE8330.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD205. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD205. |
| <3> | Monograph: Ashword, Chris. 1985/1990. Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South & South East. |
Related records
| TR 24 SW 16 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelters, Reinden Wood (Monument) |
| TR 24 SW 22 | Parent of: Building on Reinden Walk, Reinden Wood (Monument) |
| TR 24 SW 15 | Parent of: Decontamination Block, Reinden Wood, (Monument) |
| TR 24 SW 21 | Parent of: Underground Blast Shelter, Reinden Wood (Monument) |
| TR 23 NW 215 | Part of: Hawkinge Airfield (Monument) |
