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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51370 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox |
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Summary
A Second World War pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of 1941 as a structure to the west of St Marys Bay. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0856 2756 |
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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 (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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The pillbox is centred at TR 0856 2756, and measures approximately four to six metres across. It is possibly a Type 24 pillbox. The pillbox is contemporary with other Second World War defences, such as a line of barbed wire which passes just to the east (Monument Number 1535056). This area has been developed for housing, and the site of the former pillbox now lies beneath houses on the north-western side of Laurel Avenue (1).
<1> RAF, 1941, NMR RAF/GHQ/106 37-8 14-MAY-1941 (Photograph). SWX23915.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR RAF/GHQ/106 37-8 14-MAY-1941. |
Related records
| MWX51531 | Part of: Second World War barbed wire (Monument) |
