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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NE 759
Type of record:Monument
Name:Second World War roadblock on Old Ruttington Lane, Canterbury

Summary

By late 1941 there was a Second World War roadblock on Old Ruttington Lane, at its junction with Broad Street - which locally formed part of the Inner Perimeter of the Canterbury Fortress.


Grid Reference:TR 1531 5801
Map Sheet:TR15NE
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1941 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Full description

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By late 1941 there was a Second World War roadblock on Old Ruttington Lane, at its junction with Broad Street - which locally formed part of the Inner Perimeter of the Canterbury Fortress.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit :


Canterbury Fortress headquarters, 01/01/41, War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941 (Unpublished document). SKE15491.

Canterbury Fortress headquarters, 01/01/41, War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941 (Unpublished document). Ske15491.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Unpublished document: Canterbury Fortress headquarters. 01/01/41. War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941.