TR 15 NW 820 - Second World War communal, surface air-raid shelter in the churchyard of Holy Cross, St Peter’s Street, Canterbury

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Monument record TR 15 NW 820 - Second World War communal, surface air-raid shelter in the churchyard of Holy Cross, St Peter’s Street, Canterbury

Summary

Around the end of 1940, a communal brick surface air-raid shelter was erected in the churchyard of the Holy Cross Church. In early April 1941 simple decontamination facilities were provided.

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Grid reference	TR 1458 5802 (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 - 1940 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City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14926.

Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14926.

Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, 01/01/40, Faculty papers, Parish of Holy Cross (Unpublished document). SKE14929.

Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, 01/01/40, Faculty papers, Parish of Holy Cross (Unpublished document). Ske14929.

Williamson C., 01/01/46, Though the Streets Burn (Bibliographic reference). SKE14927.

Williamson C., 01/01/46, Though the Streets Burn (Bibliographic reference). Ske14927.

Anon., 01/01/97, Images of Canterbury (Bibliographic reference). SKE14928.

Anon., 01/01/97, Images of Canterbury (Bibliographic reference). Ske14928.

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--- SKE14926 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
--- SKE14926 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
--- SKE14927 Bibliographic reference: Williamson C.. 01/01/46. Though the Streets Burn.
--- SKE14927 Bibliographic reference: Williamson C.. 01/01/46. Though the Streets Burn.
--- SKE14928 Bibliographic reference: Anon.. 01/01/97. Images of Canterbury.
--- SKE14928 Bibliographic reference: Anon.. 01/01/97. Images of Canterbury.
--- SKE14929 Unpublished document: Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral. 01/01/40. Faculty papers, Parish of Holy Cross.
--- SKE14929 Unpublished document: Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral. 01/01/40. Faculty papers, Parish of Holy Cross.