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Monument record TR 15 NE 773 - Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post at 5 The Forrens, King’s School, Canterbury
Summary
There was a Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post (Post ‘A/1’) at 5 The Forrens in the King’s School (Cathedral Precincts). It may have been redundant by 1943.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1523 5805 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
There was a Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post (Post ‘A/1’) at 5 The Forrens in the King’s School (Cathedral Precincts). This seems to have been an ordinary (or ‘Action Warning’) post, only manned on Action Warning. It may have been redundant by 1943, when the designation ‘A/1’ was given to another post.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : unknown
Date of visit :
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). SKE14788.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). Ske14788.
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:44AM