Warden Point Chain Home Low Station

In May 1941 Warden Point on the Isle of Sheppey was chosen for an Army Coast Defence Radar site. It’s purpose was to reinforce the radar defences along the coast against any German seaborne invasion.

Originally the site was only supposed to be temporary but by the following year the site had became permanent. The station was used to plot positions of e-boats in the Thames estuary and thus was designated a counter bombardment battery observation post.

It became apparent that the radar could also detect low flying aircraft and due to this the RAF adopted some of the Army radar equipment into their own radar stations.

Eventually the station was taken over by the RAF and became known as a Chain Home Low/ CD station. It was designated M146, the M prefix becoming standard for the 1.5metre CHL/CD sites. The station had a compliment of 23men of which 9 were guards.

Most of the stations buildings now rest on the beach below where they originally sat. This is due to coastal erosion. Nearby there is a WWI sound mirror.