Monument record TR 15 NE 782 - Second World War ‘fortified house’ at the Public Assistance Institution, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury

Summary

Some building belonging to the Canterbury Public Assistance Institution or its associated hospital had been adopted as a fortified house by November 1940. This was one of a string of fortified houses defending Canterbury’s southern edge.

Location

Grid reference TR 1499 5670 (point)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

CBA Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE15570.

CBA Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). Ske15570.

43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15571.

43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15571.

Sources/Archives (4)

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  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40.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  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40.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

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 11 2009 5:49AM