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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 2166 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War roadblock. |
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Summary
Situation of roadblock [shown on German map of British defences].
| Grid Reference: | TR 3550 6510 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEFENCE WORK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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On A256 road between its junction with the A253 road and the railway line, W of Ramsgate.Situation of roadblock [shown on German map of British defences]. (1)
The site of a Second World War roadblock constructed in mid 1940 to counter the threat of German Invasion. The roadblock was manned by 8th Kings Regiment and is recorded in the war diaries of 198 Infantry Brigade – Ref:156. (2)
<1> , Sheet (Blatt) 1/37 (Cartographic materials). SKE13157.
<2> 198 Infantry Brigade, 1940, War Diary 198 Infantry Brigade WO166/1051 October 1940 (Unpublished document). SKE31619.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Cartographic materials: . Sheet (Blatt) 1/37. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: 198 Infantry Brigade. 1940. War Diary 198 Infantry Brigade WO166/1051 October 1940. |
