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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 SW 176 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War Road block under the Bossington Road Viaduct, Adisham |
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Summary
From mid 1940 there was a econd World War Road block under the Bossington Road Viaduct, Adisham
| Grid Reference: | TR 2303 5437 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25SW |
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| Parish: | ADISHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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This road block was established under a viaduct carrying the London, Chatham, Dover railway over Bossington Road. The railway here was part of the Dover, Canterbury, Whitstable Stop Line, and this was clearly part of the associated defences, preventing enemy vehicles from crossing the railway. There were an unusual pair of pillboxes under the flanking railway arches, although these cannot have covered the road-block directly. This road block was assigned the number 86 in a list of such structures published 2 December 1940.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit :
43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15125.
43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15125.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff. |
