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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 570 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Parish Room Second World War First Aid Post, High Street, Swanscombe. |
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Summary
Parish Room, on east side of High Street, Swanscombe, Kent used as First Aid Post during the Second World War. Originated in 1939 (sandbagged in September of that year). Longevity unknown. Later the Parish Room was demolished. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6057 7480 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CIVIL DEFENCE BUILDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Parish Room, on east side of High Street, Swanscombe, Kent used as First Aid Post during the Second World War. Originated in 1939 (sandbagged in September of that year). Longevity unknown. Later the parish room was demolished. (1) The Parish Room is visible and labelled on the fourth edition OS map of the area (2) but has been demolished by the time the 1990s aerial photographs were taken.
<1> Swanscombe Urban District Council, 06/09/1939, Minutes of Emergency Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE24126.
<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. 06/09/1939. Minutes of Emergency Committee. |
| <2>XY | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. [Mapped feature: #108055 aid post, ] |
