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Monument record TR 15 NE 917 - Second World War Civil Defence warden’s post and air-raid siren at the Gas Booster Station, Sturry Road, Canterbury
Summary
On 20 October 1939, the Canterbury civil-defence warden’s Post at the water treatment works was removed to the Gas Booster Station further out along the Sturry Road. They brought their air-raid siren with them. By March 1943 this post seems to have moved again, to a new, purpose-built concrete surface shelter on the corner of Sturry Road and Reed Avenue.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1697 5970 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14828.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14828.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). SKE14829.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). Ske14829.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE14828 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14828 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14829 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39. Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook.
- --- SKE14829 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39. Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:46AM