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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 148 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-tank ditch, Brunswick House County Primary School, Maidstone |
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Summary
A Second World War anti-tank trap, possibly consisting of two large ditches, was known to have run from Buckland Lane under temporary school buildings of Brunswick House Primary School before re-orientating to the south-west across London Road through the site of Somerfield Hospital. This is identified in aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7510 5616 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TANK TRAP (TANK TRAP, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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World War Two anti-tank trap, possibly consisting of two large ditches, was known to have run from Buckland Lane under temporary school buildings of Brunswick School before re-orientating to the south-west across London Road through the site of Somerfield Hospital. (1)
<1> RCHME, NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6448.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1>XY | Miscellaneous Material: RCHME. NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription. [Mapped feature: #19361 Anti tank trap, ] |
