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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 SE 384 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The 'Tank Road', part of a Second World War tank park |
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Summary
During the Second World War Prior to D-Day the Canadian Army maintained a tank park in woods near Knowlton. Concrete roads were laid to enable armoured movement and these survive today.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2708 5268 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25SE |
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| Parish: | NONINGTON, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TANK PARK (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD)
Full description
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During the Second World War Prior to D-Day the Canadian Army maintained a tank park in woods near Knowlton. Concrete roads were laid to enable armoured movement and these survive today. There was also a service and tank-washing area.(1)
<1> John A. Guy, 2013, Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area (Verbal communication). SKE24831.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area. |
