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Monument record TR 15 NW 821 - Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post at the Roper House Hotel, St Dunstan’s Street, Canterbury
Summary
Early in the Second World War there was a civil-defence warden’s post (Post ‘E/3/4’) at the Roper House Hotel. It seems to have dropped out of use perhaps late in 1940.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1429 5832 (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/3/4’) at the Roper House Hotel. 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 : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
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Tourism Potential :
Condition : unknown
Date of visit :
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). SKE14816.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). Ske14816.
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:45AM