Monument record TR 25 SW 176 - Second World War Road block under the Bossington Road Viaduct, Adisham

Summary

From mid 1940 there was a econd World War Road block under the Bossington Road Viaduct, Adisham

Location

Grid reference TR 2303 5437 (point)
Map sheet TR25SW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish ADISHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

This road block was established under a viaduct carrying the London, Chatham, Dover railway over Bossington Road. The railway here was part of the Dover, Canterbury, Whitstable Stop Line, and this was clearly part of the associated defences, preventing enemy vehicles from crossing the railway. There were an unusual pair of pillboxes under the flanking railway arches, although these cannot have covered the road-block directly. This road block was assigned the number 86 in a list of such structures published 2 December 1940.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit :


43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15125.

43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15125.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff.
  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 11 2009 5:55AM