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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SE 125 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War Royal Marines underground hospital, Townsend Farm |
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Summary
During the Second World War an underground hospital was built for the Royal Marines who were stationed nearby. It was abandoned after the end of the war and is now in a dangerous condition.
| Grid Reference: | TR 355 447 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SE |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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During the Second World War an underground hospital was built for the Royal Marines who were stationed nearby. It was abandoned after the end of the war and is now in a dangerous condition.(1,2)
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> John A. Guy, 2013, Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area (Verbal communication). SKE24831.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. |
| <2> | Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area. |
