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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 684 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War roadblock on Margate Road near Updown Farm, Margate. |
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Summary
A Second World War roadblock manned by the Margate Home Guard.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3615 6895 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK (Constructed mid 1940, Undated)
Full description
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The site of a Second World War roadblock constructed on Ramsgate Road near Updown Farm, Margate in mid 1940 to counter the threat of German Invasion. The roadblock was manned by Margate Home Guard and is recorded in the war diaries of 198 Infantry Brigade – Ref: 161. (1)
<1> 198 Infantry Brigade, 1940, War Diary 198 Infantry Brigade WO166/1051 October 1940 (Unpublished document).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> | Unpublished document: 198 Infantry Brigade. 1940. War Diary 198 Infantry Brigade WO166/1051 October 1940. |
