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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 57 SE 315
Type of record:Monument
Name:Tunnel at Craylands Lane (south) used Second World War tunnel air raid shelter, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent

Summary

A tunnel connecting two quarry pits on either side of Craylands Lane was used as a Second World War air raid shelter tunnel under Craylands Lane, Swanscombe. This was a quarry railway tunnel which had been sandbagged at its ends. This was done in September, 1939. No other details are known. The tunnel is no longer visible, having been buried under landfill. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TQ 5996 7457
Map Sheet:TQ57SE
Parish:SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Full description

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A tunnel connecting two quarry pits on either side of Craylands Lane was used as a Second World War air raid shelter tunnel under Craylands Lane, Swanscombe. This was a quarry railway tunnel which had been sandbagged at its ends. This was done in September, 1939. No other details are known. The tunnel is no longer visible, having been buried under landfill. There was a similar shelter about 100 m to its north. (1) the tunnel is visible on historic OS maps of the area (2)


<1> Swanscombe Urban District Council, 08/09/1939, Minutes of Emergency Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE24134.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: Swanscombe Urban District Council. 08/09/1939. Minutes of Emergency Committee.
<2>XYMap: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. [Mapped feature: #108061 tunnel, ]

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TQ 57 SE 150Part of: Barnfield Pit (Collyers Pit or New Craylands Lane Pit), (Monument)