EAW039856 ENGLAND (1951). The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co oil refinery under construction, Isle of Grain, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
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| Title | [EAW039856] The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co oil refinery under construction, Isle of Grain, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. |
| Reference | EAW039856 |
| Date | 20-August-1951 |
| Link | |
| Place name | ISLE OF GRAIN |
| Parish | ISLE OF GRAIN |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 587472, 175504 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.69818017798495, 51.446955512181 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ875755 |
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 2ndWW Isle of Grain PSD, Admiralty Fuel Store. |
 redmist |
Monday 24th of January 2022 10:28:37 PM |
| 2ndWW Coast Artillery Battery, S0015151. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:24:39 PM |
| 2ndWW Sea Fort & CASL. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:23:25 PM |
| 2ndWW HAA (Diver) Gun Battery, e26318. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:20:55 PM |
| 2ndWW Coast Artillery Battery, e35009. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:19:06 PM |
| 2ndWW CASL. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:16:45 PM |
| 2ndWW Coast Artillery Battery, S0015147. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:16:04 PM |
| 2ndWW Coast Artillery Battery, S0015148. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:15:43 PM |
| 2ndWW Coast Artillery Battery, S0015149. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:14:56 PM |
| 2ndWW Boom Defence e35053. |
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Monday 24th of January 2022 10:11:42 PM |
| Observation minefield control tower, WW2.
See EAW039844 for further details |
Kentishman |
Monday 25th of July 2016 11:51:39 PM |
| Grain Fort: I can't find any details of the date the fort was constructed, nor of its armament. The OS six inch to the mile map of 1869 (http://maps.nls.uk/view/102343471 ) shows in the top left at Grain Common, a triangular structure that may have been an older military installation. This does not appear on any subsequent maps and features of the area are not shown until 1933 (http://maps.nls.uk/view/101428254)which indicates that the area was considered militarily sensitive. The 1933 and 1944 map editions show gun emplacements for Wing Battery and Dummy Battery, but none for Grain Fort. Is it possible that Grain Fort acted as a barracks for these two adjacent batteries, and perhaps also for Grain Tower?
See also:
http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/index.php/2013-08-29-00-39-53/isle-of-grain/grain-fort
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/g/grain_fort/index2.shtml
http://www.jarrelook.co.uk/Urbex/Grain%20Fort%20&%20Battery/Grain_Fort_&_Grain_Tower.htm |
Kentishman |
Wednesday 24th of June 2015 03:21:51 PM |
| Wing Battery, Isle of Grain. Built 1898, out of use by 1912. Originally mounted two quick firing 4.7" guns and two 11" rifle muzzle loaders.
See: http://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/grainwing.pdf
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101428254 (top left corner of map) |
Kentishman |
Wednesday 24th of June 2015 02:28:53 PM |
| Gun emplacement named Dummy Battery, constructed 1869. Out of use before WW1, see: http://www.medwaylines.com/graindummybattery.htm |
Kentishman |
Wednesday 24th of June 2015 02:06:38 PM |
| Grain Tower Fort, 1855, defensive use in WW1 and WW2.
http://www.medwaylines.com/graintowerbattery.htm
Now has the postal address of Number 1, The Thames, ME3. |
Kentishman |
Wednesday 24th of June 2015 02:03:46 PM |