Monument record TR 15 NE 1015 - Second World War pillbox near Broad Oak Road, Canterbury

Summary

There was a Second World War pillbox in the vicinity of the Sturry and Broad Oak roads.

Location

Grid reference TR 1659 5967 (point)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

There was a Second World War pillbox in the vicinity of the Sturry and Broad Oak roads, Canterbury, on what is now the Maybrook industrial estate. This was pillbox No.4 in the 1940 list of pillboxes in East Kent (2 December); it was in Sector 7 of the area, at the stated Military Grid reference R 607778.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Unknown
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit :


CBA Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE15466.

CBA Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). Ske15466.

43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15465.

43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15465.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff.
  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff.
  • --- Digital archive: CBA Defence of Britain Project.
  • --- Digital archive: CBA Defence of Britain Project.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2009 5:53AM