Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter

underground factory and air-raid shelter in Rochester, Kent, UK

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• Subterranea page^@ issue 40
• Subterranea Britannica page^@
• Subterranean History page^@
• The TimeChamber page^@
• Underground Kent page^@
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Location: 51.3844, 0.4977, KML, Maps
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  Battle of the Medway 43
  Ancient Rome, Aulus Plautius, Caratacus, Galba, Gnaeus Hosidius Geta, Titus Flavius Sabinus, Togodumnus, Vespasian, battle

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  Battle of the Thames 43
  battle

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  Battle of Aylesford 455
  battle

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  Battle of Crayford 457
  Celtic Britons, Saxons, battle

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  Battle of Otford 776
  battle

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  Battle of Benfleet 894
  Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battle

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  Battle of Assandun 1016
  Denmark, Kingdom of England, battle

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  Battle of Maidstone 1648
  Cavalier, Roundhead, battle

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  Raid on the Medway 1667
  Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle, raid

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  Barton's Point Coastal Park
  Kent County Council, artillery battery, park

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  Bostall Heath Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery (ZS4)
  anti-aircraft battery

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  Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road
  anti-aircraft battery

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  East Tilbury Battery
  artillery battery

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  Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
  anti-aircraft battery

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  Fletcher Battery
  artillery battery

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill
  artillery battery

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent
  artillery battery

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm
  anti-aircraft battery

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate
  anti-aircraft battery

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  Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery
  artillery battery

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  Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm
  anti-aircraft battery

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  Slough Fort and wing batteries
  artillery battery, fort, tripadvisor

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm
  anti-aircraft battery

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages
  anti-aircraft battery

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage
  anti-aircraft battery

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  Dummy Battery 1867
  artillery battery

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  Grain Wing Battery 1890
  artillery battery

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  Bexley Emergency Centre
  London Borough of Bexley, civil defense center

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  Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre
  civil defense center

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  Chislehurst South East London Group Control
  civil defense center

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  Dartford Emergency Centre
  Dartford Borough Council, civil defense center

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  Fort Bridgewoods
  bunker, fort

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  Gillingham Borough Control
  Gillingham Borough Council, civil defense center

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  Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station
  bunker, underground structure

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  Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
  Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker

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  Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre
  Kent County Council, civil defense center

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  Queenborough Sub Control
  Kent County Council, civil defense center

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  Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter
  Short Brothers, air-raid shelter, factory

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  Upminster Report Centre
  civil defense center

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  Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
  Royal Air Force, bunker

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  Gravesend Cold War Bunker 1954
  bunker, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Eynsford Castle
  English Heritage, archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor

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  Lullingstone Castle
  English country house, castle, historic house museum, tripadvisor

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  Sutton Valence Castle
  English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor

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  Tonbridge Castle
  castle, tripadvisor

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  Rochester Castle 1087
  English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor

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  Leeds Castle 1119
  English country house, castle, historic house museum, tripadvisor

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  Hadleigh Castle 1230
  English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisor

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  Allington Castle 1279
  English country house, castle, tripadvisor

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  Cooling Castle 1380
  quadrangular castle, tripadvisor

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  Upnor Castle 1567
  English Heritage, castle, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Fort Amherst
  fort, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Fort Darland
  fort

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  Grange Redoubt
  redoubt

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  New Tavern Fort
  fort, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Shornemead Fort
  Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, archaeological site, fort

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  Woodlands Redoubt
  redoubt

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  Tilbury Fort 1539
  English Heritage, fort, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Cockham Wood Fort 1669
  fort

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  Fort Pitt 1805
  fort

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  Fort Clarence 1808
  fort

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  Cliffe Fort 1861
  fort, tripadvisor

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  Fort Hoo 1861
  fort

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  Garrison Point Fort 1861
  fort

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  Grain Fort 1861
  fort

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  Slough Fort 1867
  fort, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Fort Darnet 1870
  fort

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  Fort Luton 1876
  fort, tripadvisor

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  Coalhouse Fort 1877
  fort, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Fort Horsted 1880
  fort

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  Fort Borstal 1885
  fort, tripadvisor

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  Fort Farningham 1890
  fort

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  Fort Halstead 1895
  fort

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  Nore Fort 1943
  British Army, Maunsell fort

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  Chatham Dockyard 1567
  Royal Navy Dockyard, shipbuilding

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  Chatham Historic Dockyard
  independent museum, maritime museum, military museum, tripadvisor

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  HMS Gannet 1878
  Doterel-class screw sloop, composite ship, museum ship, preserved watercraft, screw sloop

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  PS Medway Queen 1924
  museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor

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  HMS Cavalier 1944
  C-class destroyer, destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor

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  HMS Ocelot 1964
  Oberon-class submarine, attack submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor

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  Shoreham Aircraft Museum 1978
  military museum, tripadvisor

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  Royal Engineers Museum 1987
  charitable organization, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor

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  Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre 1995
  heritage center, military museum, tripadvisor

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  HMS Princess Irene
  minelayer, ocean liner, shipwreck

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  HMS London 1656
  second-rate, shipwreck

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  HMS Royal James 1658
  second-rate, shipwreck

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  St Leonards Tower
  English Heritage, keep, tower, tripadvisor

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  Grain Tower 1848
  battery tower

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43 Battle of the Medway

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43 Battle of the Thames

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455 Battle of Aylesford

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457 Battle of Crayford

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776 Battle of Otford

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894 Battle of Benfleet

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1016 Battle of Assandun

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1648 Battle of Maidstone

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1667 Raid on the Medway

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1867 Dummy Battery

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1890 Grain Wing Battery

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1954 Gravesend Cold War Bunker

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1087 Rochester Castle

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1119 Leeds Castle

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1230 Hadleigh Castle

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1279 Allington Castle

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1380 Cooling Castle

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1567 Upnor Castle

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1539 Tilbury Fort

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1669 Cockham Wood Fort

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1805 Fort Pitt

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1808 Fort Clarence

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1861 Cliffe Fort

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1861 Fort Hoo

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1861-01-01T00:00:00Z

1861 Garrison Point Fort

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1861-01-01T00:00:00Z

1861 Grain Fort

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1867-01-01T00:00:00Z

1867 Slough Fort

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1870-01-01T00:00:00Z

1870 Fort Darnet

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1876 Fort Luton

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1877 Coalhouse Fort

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1880 Fort Horsted

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1885 Fort Borstal

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1890 Fort Farningham

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1895-01-01T00:00:00Z

1895 Fort Halstead

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1943-05-20T00:00:00Z

1943 Nore Fort

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1567 — 1984 Chatham Dockyard

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1878-01-01T00:00:00Z

1878 HMS Gannet

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1924 — 1964 PS Medway Queen

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1944 — 1972 HMS Cavalier

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1964-01-31T00:00:00Z

1964 HMS Ocelot

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1978-01-01T00:00:00Z

1978 Shoreham Aircraft Museum

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1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

1987 Royal Engineers Museum

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1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

1995 Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre

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1656-01-01T00:00:00Z

1656 HMS London

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1658-01-01T00:00:00Z

1658 HMS Royal James

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1848 Grain Tower

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	group		Chatham Palmerston Forts	fortification	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	43	Battle of the Medway	Ancient Rome, Aulus Plautius, Caratacus, Galba, Gnaeus Hosidius Geta, Titus Flavius Sabinus, Togodumnus, Vespasian, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	43	Battle of the Thames	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	455	Battle of Aylesford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	457	Battle of Crayford	Celtic Britons, Saxons, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	776	Battle of Otford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	894	Battle of Benfleet	Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Assandun	Denmark, Kingdom of England, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Maidstone	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1667	Raid on the Medway	Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle, raid	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea page@	issue 40	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranean History page@		Wikidata
link	page		The TimeChamber page@		Wikidata
link	page		Underground Kent page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-122	Type UB III submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-144	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-145	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-150	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-6	Type UC I submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1973	HMS Wilton	minesweeper	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Barton's Point Coastal Park	Kent County Council, artillery battery, park	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Bostall Heath Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery (ZS4)	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		East Tilbury Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Fletcher Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Slough Fort and wing batteries	artillery battery, fort, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1867	Dummy Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1890	Grain Wing Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bexley Emergency Centre	London Borough of Bexley, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chislehurst South East London Group Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dartford Emergency Centre	Dartford Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Fort Bridgewoods	bunker, fort	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gillingham Borough Control	Gillingham Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station	bunker, underground structure	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre	Kent County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Queenborough Sub Control	Kent County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter	Short Brothers, air-raid shelter, factory	Wikidata
site	bunker		Upminster Report Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1954	Gravesend Cold War Bunker	bunker, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Eynsford Castle	English Heritage, archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Lullingstone Castle	English country house, castle, historic house museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Sutton Valence Castle	English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle		Tonbridge Castle	castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Rochester Castle	English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1119	Leeds Castle	English country house, castle, historic house museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1230	Hadleigh Castle	English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1279	Allington Castle	English country house, castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1380	Cooling Castle	quadrangular castle, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	castle	1567	Upnor Castle	English Heritage, castle, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amherst	fort, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Darland	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Grange Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		New Tavern Fort	fort, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort		Shornemead Fort	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, archaeological site, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Woodlands Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1539	Tilbury Fort	English Heritage, fort, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort	1669	Cockham Wood Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1805	Fort Pitt	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1808	Fort Clarence	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Cliffe Fort	fort, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Hoo	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Garrison Point Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Grain Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	Slough Fort	fort, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort	1870	Fort Darnet	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1876	Fort Luton	fort, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort	1877	Coalhouse Fort	fort, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort	1880	Fort Horsted	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1885	Fort Borstal	fort, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	fort	1890	Fort Farningham	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1895	Fort Halstead	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Nore Fort	British Army, Maunsell fort	Wikidata
site	military base	1567	Chatham Dockyard	Royal Navy Dockyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatham Historic Dockyard	independent museum, maritime museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1878	HMS Gannet	Doterel-class screw sloop, composite ship, museum ship, preserved watercraft, screw sloop	Wikidata
site	museum	1924	PS Medway Queen	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1944	HMS Cavalier	C-class destroyer, destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	HMS Ocelot	Oberon-class submarine, attack submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Shoreham Aircraft Museum	military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Royal Engineers Museum	charitable organization, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre	heritage center, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Princess Irene	minelayer, ocean liner, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1656	HMS London	second-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1658	HMS Royal James	second-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	tower		St Leonards Tower	English Heritage, keep, tower, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	tower	1848	Grain Tower	battery tower	Wikidata