Monument Number 1548423 |
| Hob Uid: 1548423 | |
Location :
Medway
Frindsbury Extra
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| Grid Ref : TQ7453971558 |
| Summary : A Second World War military installation or military training site, located south west of Chattenden Barracks (Monument 1545088) near Four Elms Hill, between Islingham Farm and Bunters Hill Road. The site is identified on maps as an installation of the Royal School of Military Engineering, and was probably built for RSME in the late 1930s or early 1940s. It was probably associated with Chattenden Barracks, which also housed parts of RSME. The site comprises two very large industrial buildings, supported by smaller buildings, an emergency water supply tank and three earth covered air raid shelters. A camp or barracks of at least twenty five huts occupies the northern part of the site. In the 1940s, the roofs of the two largest buildings were painted in camouflage patterns. The barrack huts were built in an orchard, and were party concealed by trees. The site was first visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942. The temporary buildings began to be removed by 1951 and about half were gone by 1953. The northern part of site was redeveloped by 1973, and the large industrial buildings have been retained. The site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. |
More information : TQ 7454 7154. A Second World War military installation or military training site, located south west of Chattenden Barracks (Monument 1545088) near Four Elms Hill, between Islingham Farm and Bunters Hill Road. The site is identified on maps as an installation of the Royal School of Military Engineering, and was probably built for RSME in the late 1930s or early 1940s. It was probably associated with Chattenden Barracks, which also housed parts of RSME. The site comprises two very large industrial buildings, supported by smaller buildings, an emergency water supply tank and three earth covered air raid shelters. A camp or barracks of at least twenty five huts occupies the northern part of the site. In the 1940s, the roofs of the two largest buildings were painted in camouflage patterns. The barrack huts were built in an orchard, and were party concealed by trees.
The site was first visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942. The temporary buildings began to be removed by 1951 and about half were gone by 1953. The northern part of site was redeveloped by 1973, and the large industrial buildings have been retained. The site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1-6)
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