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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 484 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former site of WWII PoW camp. |
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Summary
A WWII PoW camp was located along, Swanscombe Street Swanscombe. It has since been demolished and the area is now occupied by modern housing. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 605 738 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Ministry of Works Camp, Swanscombe Street, Swanscombe. WWII PoW camp. Demolished. Designated as a German Working Camp. (1) a building is visible in this location on the fourth edition OS map of the area (2)
<1> English Heritage, 2003, Prisoner of War Camps (1939-1948) (Unpublished document). SKE16521.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2003. Prisoner of War Camps (1939-1948). |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. |
