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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 151 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-tank ditch near Recreation Close, Maidstone |
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Summary
A Second World War anti-tank ditch is indicated by aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 76718 56527 |
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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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A Second World War anti-tank ditch indicated by aerial photographs.The ditch was part of an interrupted circuit enclosing Maidstone. This section ran from Park Avenue to the Sittingbourne Road. It was c. 477m long and took a dog-leg turn immediately south-west of the junction of Sittingbourne Road and what is now Coral Park to run for 130m along Sittingbourne Road (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: #19390 Tank trap, ] |
