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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 02 SE 196 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Second World War roadblock, Spitalfield Lane, New Romney |
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Summary
Four concrete blocks set into the ground with girders originally set into the blocks.
Grid Reference: | TR 0612 2488 |
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Map Sheet: | TR02SE |
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Parish: | NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Between 2005 and 2007 Canterbury Archaeological trust carried out a watching brief. Four concrete blocks were found set into the ground with girders originally set into the blocks. The girders had been cut off level with the blocks upper surfaces. The blocks were arranged in a chequerboard pattern across the road, c.1m apart. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2008, The New Romney and Greatstone First Time Sewerage Scheme Pipeline watching brief, New Romney, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE18126.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2008. The New Romney and Greatstone First Time Sewerage Scheme Pipeline watching brief, New Romney, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report. |