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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 763 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War roadblock at the south end of Northgate, Canterbury |
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Summary
By late 1941 there was a Second World War roadblock at the south end of Northgate, at its junction with Broad Street – which locally formed part of the Inner Perimeter of the Canterbury Fortress. The roadblock may have been covered from an adjacent fortified house, on the west side of the street.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1513 5821 |
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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 south end of Northgate, at its junction with Broad Street – which locally formed part of the Inner Perimeter of the Canterbury Fortress. The roadblock may have been covered from an adjacent fortified house, on the west side of the street.
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Canterbury Fortress headquarters, 01/01/41, War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941 (Unpublished document). SKE15499.
Canterbury Fortress headquarters, 01/01/41, War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941 (Unpublished document). Ske15499.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Canterbury Fortress headquarters. 01/01/41. War Diary Canterbury Fortress 1941. |
