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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43396 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII complex of coastal defence features on the coast of Sandwich Bay, north of Deal |
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Summary
WWII complex of coastal defence features comprised of gun emplacements, military buildings, pillboxes, barbed wire, beach scaffolding and anti-tank cubes on the coast of Sandwich Bay, north of Deal. Mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37163 54850 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SE |
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| Parish: | SHOLDEN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY SITE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- ROAD (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII complex of coastal defence features, on the coast of Sandwich Bay, north of Deal, comprising gun emplacements, military buildings, pillboxes, barbed wire, beach scaffolding and anti-tank cubes. A length of barbed wire, measuring over 1.4km, is visible running parallel to field boundaries behind a series of military defence features on the coast of Sandwich Bay. The wire was first visible and has been mapped from military aerial photographs taken in February 1941 [1] and June 1942 [2]. It has been removed by Fenruary 1946 [3]. The barbed wire may have served as another line of defence in the event of an invasion, but also to prevent civilian movement onto the beach.
Another length of barbed wire (measuring 2km) is visible running parallel to the coastline through the golf course, and provided a further line of defence. It was first visible August 1941 [4] and mapped from photographs taken in February 1942 [6].
Child records have been created for the individual military features bounded by the barbed wire on the west, beach scaffolding to the east (MWX43276) and the anti-tank cubes to the south (MWX4196). Roads and tracks are apparent across the landscape and link up the various individual features. They are first visible by August 1941 [4] and more to the south is visible by June 1942 [2]. They are no longer apparent by February 1946 [5].
See the children records for more details on the types of defence features apparent within this area. A transcription of all the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
Related records
| MWX43426 | Parent of: Alignment of WWII trench and bank features, north of Deal (Monument) |
| TR 35 SE 708 | Parent of: Sandown Anti-Tank block line (Monument) |
| MWX43400 | Parent of: Two WWII pillboxes situated on the beach of Sandwich Bay, enclosed with barbed wire (Monument) |
| MWX43404 | Parent of: WWII circular gun emplacement, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43429 | Parent of: WWII defensive military feature situated on the beach just north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43403 | Parent of: WWII gun emplacement and associated military buildings, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43430 | Parent of: WWII gun emplacement located beside anti-tank cubes, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43402 | Parent of: WWII military building, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43405 | Parent of: WWII military building, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43425 | Parent of: WWII military buildings located north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43406 | Parent of: WWII military buildings, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43436 | Parent of: WWII military buildings, located beside anti-tank cubes and a stop line, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43407 | Parent of: WWII military defence features, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43415 | Parent of: WWII military feature (possible mine laying training area), north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43428 | Parent of: WWII pillbox and surrounding fencing, north of Deal (Monument) |
| MWX43434 | Parent of: WWII stop line in alignment with anti-tank cubes, north of Deal (Monument) |
