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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 967 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War roadblock on Whitstable Road, Canterbury, near the junction with Westgate Court Avenue |
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Summary
There was a Second World War roadblock on Whitstable Road, near the junction with Westgate Court Avenue. It may have been covered by a nearby fortified house.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1400 5860 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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There was a Second World War roadblock on Whitstable Road, near the junction with Westgate Court Avenue. This was road block No. 45 in a list of permanent road blocks in the 43 Divisional area at the end of November 1940. It may have been associated with a fortified house at the same stated Military Grid reference.
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43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15507.
43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15507.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff. |
