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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 15 NE 755 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Second World War roadblock at the west end of Church Street St Paul’s, Canterbury |
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Summary
By late 1941 there was a Second World War roadblock at the west end of Church Street St Paul’s.
Grid Reference: | TR 1526 5773 |
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Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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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 at the west end of Church Street St Paul’s. A Kent Messenger Group historical photograph (see sources) shows the concrete pimples on the north side of Church Street St Paul’s at its junction with Broad Street. This was part of the defences 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Canterbury Fortress headquarters, 01/01/41, War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941 (Unpublished document). SKE15498.
Canterbury Fortress headquarters, 01/01/41, War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941 (Unpublished document). Ske15498.
Anon., 01/01/97, Images of Canterbury (Bibliographic reference). SKE15497.
Anon., 01/01/97, Images of Canterbury (Bibliographic reference). Ske15497.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | --- | Bibliographic reference: Anon.. 01/01/97. Images of Canterbury. |
--- | Unpublished document: Canterbury Fortress headquarters. 01/01/41. War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941. |