Monument record TR 37 SW 1080 - Second World War Air-Raid Precautions post
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3359 7019 (5m by 5m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR37SW |
| Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Resembling bus shelter because the north wall has been removed. Air Warden was one Mrs Batterbee (Les Birch). Photographic record made (2014) (1).
The site of a former Second World War Air-Raid Precautions post located at the corner of Westbrook Avenue and Bridge Road at the eastern end of a large publich air raid shelter (MKE124317) which is visible on RAF aerial photographs -RAF/106G/UK/1378 V 5031 04-APR-1946- and was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. It was (2).
<1> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.
<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1378 V 5031 04-APR-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Nov 5 2024 10:49AM