Gravesham Borough Council Civic Centre Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1AU, United Kingdom
Gravesend's secret Cold War bunker was an underground command post, built in 1954, from which Gravesend's rescue and emergency services were to be co-ordinated in the event of a nuclear attack. Its 13 rooms contained power and ventilation plant, communications areas...
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Gravesham Borough Council
Civic Centre, Windmill Street
Gravesend, Kent, Kent, DA12 1AU, United...
The Chantry offers a wonderful insight into the heritage of the Borough of Gravesham, its fasinating exhibits provide visitors of all ages with a sanpshot of times gone by in an interesting and stimulating environment.
0.5 miles
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Windmill Street
Gravesend, Kent, Kent, DA12 1BE, United Kingdom
The Virtual Museum is a logically related collection of digital objects composed in a variety of media, and, because of its capacity to provide connectedness and various points of access, it lends itself to transcending traditional methods of communicating and...
0.7 miles
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Kent, DA12 2BH, United Kingdom
Mainly encased in brick but still retaining its 14th-century timber roof, this was in turn part of a hospital, a chantry chapel, a public house, and a Georgian barracks, before its basement became a Second World War gas decontamination chamber. The building is within...
0.9 miles
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Commercial Place, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2BH, United Kingdom
The oldest building in the borough is Milton Chantry, which was founded in 1322 by Aylmer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke and is situated within the Fort Gardens. The centre is now closed for the Winter Season The Chantry offers a wonderful insight into the heritage of...
0.9 miles
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Tilbury, Essex, Essex, RM18 7NR, United Kingdom
Tilbury Fort on the Thames estuary has protected London’s seaward approach from the 16th century through to the Second World War. Spend a great family day out here as you explore the magazine houses used to store vast quantities of gunpowder or enter the bastion...
1.4 miles
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Cobham, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3AP, United Kingdom
Visitors to this red brick Charles II house will find it a fine example of a typical Kentish Yeoman family home. The furniture and other items on display all date from the era when the property belonged to Sir Herbert Baker, the renowned architect whose work can be...
3.0 miles
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Cobham, Cobham, Kent, DA12 3BL, United Kingdom
Cobham Hall is steeped in history, dating back to the 12th century. Visitors through history have included royalty and many famous painters, writers and politicians. The Hall has been home to a priceless collection of old masters, to recuperating Australian...
3.3 miles
Historic House
Wrotham Road Meopham, Gravesham, Kent, DA13 0QA, United Kingdom
Visitors to Meopham are struck by the unusual design of its Grade II listed, six-sided windmill. This “smock” mill was built in 1801 by the Killick brothers, a highly respected Kentish milling family, and is named due the similarity between the mill outline and...
3.5 miles
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Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, Essex, RM17 5DX, United Kingdom
The extensive museum gallery is housed within the Thameside Complex along with the Thameside Theatre and Thurrock Main Library in Orsett Road, Grays. Here you can explore the history of Thurrock through 40 permanent display cases and 20 temporary display cases,...
3.6 miles
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