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Monument record TR 15 NE 835 - Second World War (St Paul’s School) air-raid shelters, Mount Pleasant, Canterbury
Summary
The Second World War air-raid shelters for St Paul’s School seem to have been on land adjoining St Augustine’s College, in the area known as ‘Mount Pleasant’. This shelter was greatly extended, as a public air-raid shelter, from mid 1941 with additional, pre-cast concrete trenches.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1549 5789 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Anon. Canterbury Auxiliary Fire Service officer, Auxiliary Fire Service notice (Artifact). SKE14942.
Anon. Canterbury Auxiliary Fire Service officer, Auxiliary Fire Service notice (Artifact). Ske14942.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14941.
Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). Ske14941.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). SKE14943.
Simon Williamson, 01/01/39, Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook (Unpublished document). Ske14943.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SKE14941 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14941 Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
- --- SKE14942 Artifact: Anon. Canterbury Auxiliary Fire Service officer. Auxiliary Fire Service notice.
- --- SKE14942 Artifact: Anon. Canterbury Auxiliary Fire Service officer. Auxiliary Fire Service notice.
- --- SKE14943 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39. Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook.
- --- SKE14943 Unpublished document: Simon Williamson. 01/01/39. Chief Air-Raid Warden’s notebook.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2009 5:51AM