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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 NW 107 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Johnson's cement works Second World War air raid siren, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent |
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Summary
Second World War air raid siren at the Johnson's Cement Works in a chalk pit on the north side of London Road, Swanscombe, Kent. This may have been the temporary use (in 1939) of the factory's industrial steam siren. No other details are known. The factory buildings were cleared from the site in the 1990s. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6020 7505 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67NW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- AIR RAID WARNING SIREN (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Second World War air raid siren at the Johnson's Cement Works in a chalk pit on the north side of London Road, Swanscombe, Kent. This may have been the temporary use (in 1939) of the factory's industrial steam siren. No other details are known. The factory buildings were cleared from the site in the 1990s. (1)
<1> Swanscombe Urban District Council, 08/09/1939, Minutes of Emergency Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE24145.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Swanscombe Urban District Council. 08/09/1939. Minutes of Emergency Committee. |
Related records
| TQ 67 NW 98 | Part of: J. B. White Portland Cement Works, Swanscombe (Monument) |
