TR 15 NW 793 - (Unofficial) Second World War air-raid shelter in the Canterbury to Whitstable Railway tunnel, Tyler Hill, Canterbury

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Monument record TR 15 NW 793 - (Unofficial) Second World War air-raid shelter in the Canterbury to Whitstable Railway tunnel, Tyler Hill, Canterbury

Summary

The tunnel on the Canterbury to Whitstable Railway, under what is now the University of Kent, is one of Canterbury’s best known Second World War air-raid shelters. This use, however, was never officially sanctioned.

Location

Grid reference	TR 1429 5947 (point)
Map sheet	TR15NW
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

AIR RAID SHELTER (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)

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Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14867.

Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14867.

Williamson C., 01/01/46, Though the Streets Burn (Bibliographic reference). SKE14868.

Williamson C., 01/01/46, Though the Streets Burn (Bibliographic reference). Ske14868.

Peter Holmes, 01/01/95, "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration (Bibliographic reference). SKE14866.

Peter Holmes, 01/01/95, "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration (Bibliographic reference). Ske14866.

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--- SKE14866 Bibliographic reference: Peter Holmes. 01/01/95. "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration.
--- SKE14866 Bibliographic reference: Peter Holmes. 01/01/95. "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration.
--- SKE14867 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
--- SKE14867 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
--- SKE14868 Bibliographic reference: Williamson C.. 01/01/46. Though the Streets Burn.
--- SKE14868 Bibliographic reference: Williamson C.. 01/01/46. Though the Streets Burn.