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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 NE 244 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 2 1940s air raid shelters, located at Shorncliffe Garrison |
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Summary
2 air raid shelters dating from 1940-1945 were observed during a walkover survey in 2014
| Grid Reference: | TR 1922 3607 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13NE |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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| SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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In 2014 an interprative walkover survey took place at Shorncliffe Garrison. Two air-raid shelters were constructed in 1940 on the site to protect personnel in the event of a German air raid. The entrances were visible during the walkover survey. 1 sits at the top of a slop with a concrete access into a subterranean chamber. The other is observed as an earthen mound, into which there are two sloping concrete entrances. They are both defensive and date from 1940-1945. (1)
In 2018 an archaeological evaluation involving the exavation of seven trenches was undertaken on the site. The topsoil was removed from an 8.5m² area over the air raid shelter to record the level of preservation. The concrete appeared to be sound and the location of the shelter has been confirmed. (2)
<1> CgMs Consulting, 2014, Interpretative Walkover Survey. Land at Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone (Unpublished document). SKE31218.
<2> CgMs, 2018, Shorncliffe Garrison Area 1D, Folkestone, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE52004.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2014. Interpretative Walkover Survey. Land at Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: CgMs. 2018. Shorncliffe Garrison Area 1D, Folkestone, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation. |
