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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 SE 232 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War Road block on Dover Road, Bishopsbourne |
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Summary
From mid 1940 there was a roadblock on the road from Canterbury to Dover. This was clearly an outlying defence on the approach to Canterbury.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1960 5260 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15SE |
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| Parish: | BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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From mid 1940 there was a roadblock on the road from Canterbury to Dover. From an early date, perhaps from the outset, it was covered from a pillbox at the north-west corner of Charlton Park. This was clearly an outlying defence on the approach to Canterbury. This was roadblock No. 67 in a list of such structures made 2 December 1940.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : unknown
Date of visit :
43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15207.
43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15207.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff. |
