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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 1249 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Bofors anti-aircraft gun site, Lodge Hill First World War anti-aircraft battery, Cooling |
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Summary
Light anti-aircraft gun site for 40mm Bofors.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7588 7408 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: World War 1 period anti-aircraft gun site comprising of 2 number emplacements for quick-firing guns, complete with headquarters building, magazines and crew accommodation. |
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Full description
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Concrete plinth with concrete block walls and ammunition recesses.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Possible heritage trail
Condition : moderate
Date of visit : 11/10/06
MMRG, 11/10/06, Boffors gun site (Photograph). SKE14693.
MMRG, 11/10/06, Boffors gun site (Photograph). Ske14693.
Historic England, 2019, Lodge Hill, Cooling, Medway, First World War Anti-Aircraft Battery (Unpublished document). SKE52317.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Photograph: MMRG. 11/10/06. Boffors gun site. |
| --- | Unpublished document: Historic England. 2019. Lodge Hill, Cooling, Medway, First World War Anti-Aircraft Battery. |
Related records
| TQ 77 SE 1354 | Part of: Second World War features relating to the Second World War Stop Line, defences of Lodge Hill Depot, at the First World War Anti-Aircraft battery site. (Monument) |
