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Monument details
Summary
A 12 m long tunnel under London Road, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent, joining two chalk quarries, used informally during the Second World War as an air raid shelter for the workers of the Swanscombe Cement Works, north of London Road. The tunnel still exists but its northern entrance has been blocked by a steel gate. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6033 7492 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Full description
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12 m long pre-existing tunnel under London Road, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent, joining two chalk quarries, used informally during the Second World War as an air raid shelter for the workers of the Swanscombe Cement Works, north of London Road. The tunnel still exists but its northern entrance has been blocked by a steel gate. (1)
<1> VTC Smith, 27/08/2008, Revealed during field investigation and supported by local knowledge (Verbal communication). SKE24208.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Verbal communication: VTC Smith. 27/08/2008. Revealed during field investigation and supported by local knowledge. [Mapped feature: #76360 tunnel, ] |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 235 | Part of: Craylands Lane Pit, Swanscombe (Monument) |
| TQ 67 NW 98 | Part of: J. B. White Portland Cement Works, Swanscombe (Monument) |
