Information for record number MWA8931:
Air raid shelter

Summary Bricked up air raid shelter on the south east side of Abbey Fields, besides Rosemary Hill, Kenilworth
What Is It?  
Type: Air Raid Shelter
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Air Raid Shelter situated on the south east side of Abbey Fields, beside Rosemary Hill. Bricked-up north east facing shelter entrance with brick walls, and a concrete roof angled down towards the road. The shelter is inside an earth bank behind a retaining wall, through which the entrance passes. There are no other surface features visible.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Defence of Britain Project Record Form
Title: Defence of Britain Project
Author/originator: Armishaw, A.
Date: 2001
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument SHELTER * A structure which protects an area of ground from the weather. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument DEFENCE * This is the top term for the class. See DEFENCE Class List for narrow terms. back
monument AIR RAID SHELTER * A fortified structure used to protect civilians and military personnel from enemy bombing. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument RETAINING WALL * A wall constructed for the purpose of confining or supporting a mass of earth or water. back

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