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Monument record TR 15 NW 862 - Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post on the forecourt of the Friars Cinema, The Friars, Canterbury
Summary
There was a Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post in the forecourt of what was then the Friars Cinema. This was an advanced post (operated continuously). Around May 1942 a special post was erected here in an ‘underground shelter’.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1476 5800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Edna Jean Smith, Contribution to BBC People’s War online project (Digital archive). SKE14791.
Edna Jean Smith, Contribution to BBC People’s War online project (Digital archive). Ske14791.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14790.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14790.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). SKE14789.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). Ske14789.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SKE14789 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39. Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook.
- --- SKE14789 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39. Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook.
- --- SKE14790 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14790 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14791 Digital archive: Edna Jean Smith. Contribution to BBC People’s War online project.
- --- SKE14791 Digital archive: Edna Jean Smith. Contribution to BBC People’s War online project.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:44AM