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Monument record TR 15 NE 965 - Second World War public air-raid shelter and emergency feeding centre in Messrs Cozens’s Brickworks, Reed Avenue, Canterbury
Summary
There was a public air-raid shelter, making use of a pre-existing kiln-trench, at the former brick kilns at the junction of Sturry Road and Reed Avenue. It was approved for use on 9 January 1940. An emergency feeding centre was established within the shelter at about this time around early 1941.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1643 5927 (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Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14863.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14863.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). SKE14864.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). Ske14864.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE14863 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14863 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14864 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39. Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook.
- --- SKE14864 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39.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 5:47AM