Monument record TR 16 SW 98 - First and Second World War Rifle Range east of Church Wood, Blean

Summary

There was a firing range aligned west-east in a field to the east of Church Wood, Blean. A freestanding brick wall still stands, just inside Church Wood, offset from large earth mound and borrow pit (representing firing positions) further east. The range was apparently built by First-World-War prisoners-of-war. The range may have been refurbished late in the Second World War.

Location

Grid reference TR 1190 6019 (point)
Map sheet TR16SW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish ST COSMUS AND ST DAMIAN IN THE BLEAN, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

This was a firing range aligned west-east in a field to the east of Church Wood, Blean. A freestanding brick wall still stands, just inside Church Wood, offset from large earth mound and borrow pit (representing firing positions) further east. The range was apparently built by First-World-War prisoners-of-war. The range may have been refurbished late in the Second World War. On 18 October 1943 a group assembled to discuss ‘the improvement of Blean Rifle Range, Canterbury’. It can be very clearly seen on post-Second World War aerial photographs.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Unknown
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Condition : good
Date of visit :


Michael Walter, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE15241.

Michael Walter, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske15241.

Canterbury Sub-District Headquarters, 01/01/43, War Diary Canterbury Sub-District 1943 (Unpublished document). SKE15242.

Canterbury Sub-District Headquarters, 01/01/43, War Diary Canterbury Sub-District 1943 (Unpublished document). Ske15242.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Verbal communication: Michael Walter. Verbal Communication.
  • --- Verbal communication: Michael Walter. Verbal Communication.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Sub-District Headquarters. 01/01/43. War Diary Canterbury Sub-District 1943.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Sub-District Headquarters. 01/01/43. War Diary Canterbury Sub-District 1943.

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2009 5:25AM