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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NE 224 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Former dining room and cookhouse associated with Lydden Spout Battery |
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Summary
During the Second World War a coastal artillery battery was established at Lydden Spout. The dining room and cookhouse for the personnel survives although it is now used as an animal shelter.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2823 3898 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | HOUGHAM WITHOUT, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MESS (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Former Former Warrant Officer and Sergeant's mess, dining room and cookhouse, Lydden Spout Battery, Lydden |
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Full description
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During the Second World War a coastal artillery battery was established at Lydden Spout. The dining room and cookhouse for the personnel survives although it is now used as an animal shelter.(1)
<1> John A. Guy, 2013, Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area (Verbal communication). SKE24831.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area. |
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