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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51372 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, St Marys Bay |
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Summary
A Second World War pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a structure on the seafront at St Marys Bay. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0928 2772 |
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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 0928 2772, and measures approximately 4-5m across. It is possibly a Type 22 or Type 24 pillbox. It is situated on the seaward edge of Dymchurch Road, roughly 48m to the NNE of another Second World War pillbox (Monument Number 1427461). By the time of the vertical aerial photograph of 1983; the pillbox had been removed (1-2).
<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23809.
<2> 1983, NMR MAL/83019 032 12-JUL-1983 (Photograph). SWX23778.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946. |
| <2> | Photograph: 1983. NMR MAL/83019 032 12-JUL-1983. |
Related records
| MWX51379 | Part of: Second World War pillbox on the seafront at St Marys Bay (Monument) |
