Monument record TR 15 NW 854 - Second World War school air-raid shelter at Kent College, Canterbury

Summary

There was a Second World War school air-raid shelter at Kent College on the Whitstable Road.

Location

Grid reference TR 1301 5922 (point)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish HARBLEDOWN AND ROUGH COMMON, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

There was a Second World War school air-raid shelter at Kent College on the Whitstable Road. The headmaster of the time recalled: ‘We had our own concrete air-raid shelter behind the Pavilion [not the present structure] and beyond the swimming-bath it was rarely used’ before the school was evacuated in 1940. Doubtless a use would have been found for it by the numerous Army units who had headquarters at the school subsequently.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit :


Wright C., 01/01/85, The Kent College Centenary Book (Bibliographic reference). SKE14955.

Wright C., 01/01/85, The Kent College Centenary Book (Bibliographic reference). Ske14955.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Wright C.. 01/01/85. The Kent College Centenary Book.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Wright C.. 01/01/85. The Kent College Centenary Book.

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Record last edited

Jun 26 2024 3:22PM