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Monument record TR 15 NW 881 - Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post at 14 Manwood Avenue, Canterbury
Summary
Early in the Second World War there was a civil-defence warden’s post at 14 Manwood Avenue. It seems to have dropped out of use perhaps late in 1940.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1465 5950 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
Early in the Second World War there was a civil-defence warden’s post (Post ‘E/9’) at 14 Manwood Avenue. This was an ordinary (or ‘Action Warning’) post, only manned on Action Warning. It seems to have dropped out of use perhaps late in 1940. Nothing is yet known of the wartime arrangements.
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Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). SKE14805.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). Ske14805.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:44AM