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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 33 NW 49 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Square pillbox, Aycliffe |
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Summary
Square pillbox.
| Grid Reference: | TR 300 399 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR33NW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (PILLBOX, Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Second world war square pillbox,Aycliffe |
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Full description
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Pillbox of the common Dover type- square with overhanging roof and two embrasures per side. C. 1940. Built of brick-shuttred concrete and in fair condition. On the hillside above David's Avenue. (1)
Description from record TR 33 NW 57:
Square pillbox approx 16ft square with overhanging roof slab. Brick-shuttered, 2ft thick walls and 2 embrasures per wall. The type seems to be peculiar to Dover.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : moderate
Date of visit :
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG. |
Related records
| MWX43443 | Parent of: Great Farthingloe Anti-Aircraft Battery camp, Dover (Monument) |
