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Monument record TR 15 NW 797 - Second World War public air-raid shelters, Blore’s Piece, St Stephen’s Road, Canterbury
Summary
A timber-lined public trench air-raid shelter was excavated on ‘Blore’s Piece’ during the Munich Crisis of late September 1938. In mid March 1939, plans were drawn up to make the Blore’s Piece shelters permanentand the improved shelter was approved for use in mid-January 1940. The shelter was extended early in 1941.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1484 5845 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14872.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14872.
Williamson C., 01/01/46, Though the Streets Burn (Bibliographic reference). SKE14873.
Williamson C., 01/01/46, Though the Streets Burn (Bibliographic reference). Ske14873.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE14872 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14872 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14873 Bibliographic reference: Williamson C.. 01/01/46. Though the Streets Burn.
- --- SKE14873 Bibliographic reference: Williamson C.. 01/01/46. Though the Streets Burn.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:47AM