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Monument details
Summary
An underground communal air raid shelter is situated next to buildings at North School, Ashford. The monument is made of concrete and is a single corridor trench made on a zig zag plan designed to hold 300 people. There are 3 staircased entrances and 2 vertical escape hatches at both ends as well as remains of timber benches, lighting and toilets. The monument is now thought to be partially demolished and part filled with concrete. A similar shelter is also located at South School, Ashford.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0197 4221 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR04SW |
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| Parish: | ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Full description
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Communal Air Raid shelter underground, NW of the Essella school building. Single corridor trench type, zig zag plan. 3 staircased entrances and 2 vertical escape hatches at both ends of corridor. Concrete, evidence of timber benches, back rests and lighting, toilets also present. Video film made, at school. Very similar to South School, Ashford. (1)
<1> Untitled Source, Smith Victor 1997, (Unpublished document). SKE6451.
<2> Victor Smith, 1997, The Air Raid Shelter at the North School, Ashford, Kent: historic building survey (Unpublished document). SKE54717.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Smith Victor 1997,. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith. 1997. The Air Raid Shelter at the North School, Ashford, Kent: historic building survey. |
