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Monument record TR 15 NE 1045 - Second World War public timber-trench air-raid shelter at the Technical School, Longport, Canterbury
Summary
By 10 September 1939 there was a public timber trench shelter within the grounds of the St Augustine’s Abbey (by then a Technical School). It was approved for use in January 1940.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1556 5771 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
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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Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14894.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14894.
Eric Wilkinson, 01/01/95, "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration (Bibliographic reference). SKE14895.
Eric Wilkinson, 01/01/95, "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration (Bibliographic reference). Ske14895.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE14894 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14894 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14895 Bibliographic reference: Eric Wilkinson. 01/01/95. "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration.
- --- SKE14895 Bibliographic reference: Eric Wilkinson. 01/01/95. "And We All Got Under the Table": Under Fire 1939-45 A VE Day Commemmoration.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:49AM