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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 SW 175 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War Road block under the Station Road viaduct, Adisham |
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Summary
Second World War Road block under the Station Road viaduct, Adisham
| Grid Reference: | TR 2328 5410 |
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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 Station Road, west of Adisham Station 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. This road block was assigned the number 87 in a list of such structures published 2 December 1940.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
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Date of visit :
43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15126.
43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15126.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff. |
