SearchCurrently displaying: 11 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "World War Two" xDecade: "2020s" x Search term Filter by Subject Churches and Memorials (2)The Village Church (1)Westcliffe Parish and St Peter's Church (1)Farms (1)Solton Farm (1)Roads (4)High Street (1)Kingsdown Road (1)Reach Road (1)St Margaret's Road (1)Filter by Decade 2010s (3)2030s (3)2040s (3)2050s (1)Filter by Format Still image (4)Text (7) Sort by: OldestNewestTitleTitle (reverse) Letter warning residents of heavy gun fire testing at the South Foreland Battery. April 1955 This is a copy of a warning letter sent to all residents of St Margaret's about the testing of the heavy guns at the South Foreland battery, the dates and times and the various signals ... War damage to St Margaret's Church and churchyard. 14 August 1940. Wartime damage at the west door of St Margaret's Church, 14 August 1940. Caused by the dropping of a bomb from a German aircraft. The men standing with spades at the crater are, from the ... Deaths of 11 servicemen in Reach Road on 9th November 1942 Various letters, a death certificate, news articles and extracts from the relevant ARP Wardens Log concerning the deaths of 11 servicemen through shelling, in Reach Road 9th November 1942. Original letter from a relative in file ... War damaged village on the beach and in St Margaret's A series of photographs taken during and after WW2 showing the damage and destruction to properties, particularly those in the Bay area, which was used as a 'Battle School' by the British Army. Photographs of damage ... The White House, St Margaret's Road, wartime graffiti in the tunnels beneath the house The tunnels beneath The White House in St Margaret's Road were dug in 1937 for the owner Mrs Toye who was concerned about the vulnerability of the occupants should there be any bombing or shelling. During ... The Windmill on the cliffs at South Foreland Valley during WW2 Various articles about the Windmill on the cliffs near South Foreland Lighthouse, and the part it played during the war. Wartime memories of St Margaret's by Mrs Cocks From the January 1971 copy of the Parish News, more wartime memories by Winifred Cocks who was the wife of a local builder, Charlie Cocks, who was the Garrison Engineer in WW2. We also have an ... Site plan for the WW2 Cross Channel Gun 'Pooh' A site plan for the long range Channel gun emplacement for the gun which was eventually named Pooh. This was west of Kingsdown Road. Its twin, Winnie was behind Walletts Court off the Dover Road out ... 'The Specials' Wartime memories of a Special Policeman in St Margaret's by Fred Wood As a serving policeman during WW2, this is an account of the experiences of Fred Wood, which appeared in the December 1974 copy of the Police Review. ARP Warden handwritten memories of WW2 Handwritten wartime memories by an ARP Warden. They are undated, but the mention of doodle bugs includes a late war period. Jean Weir and a downed Messerschmitt 109 at Solton Manor. August 1940 Details of a Messerschmitt 109 force-landed on farmland around Solton Manor after engagement with RAF fighters over Manston. Taken from page 594 of 'The Battle of Britain Then and Now' 1980 edited by Winston G. ...
