TR 15 NE 942 - Second World War emergency public Nissen-hut air-raid shelter at The Elms, Old Dover Road, Canterbury

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Monument record TR 15 NE 942 - Second World War emergency public Nissen-hut air-raid shelter at The Elms, Old Dover Road, Canterbury

Summary

From mid 1941 there was a public Nissen-hut air-raid shelter at The Elms on Old Dover Road. By the end of 1941 a first-aid-post had been established in these huts.

Location

Grid reference	TR 1509 5730 (point)
Map sheet	TR15NE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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AIR RAID SHELTER (Modern - 1941 AD to 1945 AD?)

Full Description

In mid June 1941 five Nissen huts became available for use as shelters within the Canterbury Nodal Point perimeter. Two of these, to hold one hundred persons between them, were installed (dug-in and covered with a mound of earth) the ‘Elms tennis courts’ on Old Dover Road. This may have been near the present Health Centre. By the end of 1941 a first-aid-post had been established in these huts.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Unknown
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Date of visit :

Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14906.

Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14906.

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--- SKE14906 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
--- SKE14906 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.