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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 317 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Swanscombe Urban District Council offices Second World War communications shelter, Swanscombe Cross, Dartford, Kent |
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Summary
Second World War communications point in a shelter at Swanscombe Council Offices, Swanscombe Cross, Swanscombe. Telephones installed in a shelter there in January, 1943. This was for civil defence purposes. Longevity unknown. The council offices were demolished post-war. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5993 7500 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57NE |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CIVIL DEFENCE BUILDING (Modern - 1943 AD to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Second World War communications point in a shelter at Swanscombe Council Offices, Swanscombe Cross. Telephones installed in a shelter there in January, 1943, the shleter being then covered with six feet of sand for protection. This was for civil defence purposes. Longevity unknown. The council offices were demolished post-war. (1) the building is visible and labelled on the fourth Edition OS map dating to 1929-1952. (2)
<1> Swanscombe Urban District Council, 28/01/1943, Minutes of Emergency Committee (Bibliographic reference). SKE24136.
<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. 28/01/1943. Minutes of Emergency Committee. |
| <2>XY | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. [Mapped feature: #107055 building, ] |
