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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51303 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War Type 23 pillbox, western edge of St Marys Bay |
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Summary
A Second World War Type 23 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a structure on the western edge of St Marys Bay. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0897 2810 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR02NE |
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| Parish: | ST MARY IN THE MARSH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/23) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Second World War Type 23 pillbox, western edge of St Marys Bay |
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Full description
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The pillbox is centred at TR 0897 2810, on the western side of the Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway (Monument Number 1357333). It measures approximately four to five metres across, and is a Type 23 pillbox. It lies approximately 152m to the north-east of another Second World War (Monument Number 1535464).
On vertical aerial photographs of 2007; this pillbox is still visible as an extant structure (1-2).
<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23809.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946. |
Related records
| MWX51373 | Part of: Second World War pillbox, St Marys Bay (Building) |
