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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51375 |
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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 to the north of what was then the northern end of St Marys Bay. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0936 2810 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR02NE |
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| Parish: | DYMCHURCH, 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 0937 2810, and measures approximately five metres across. It appears to be a Type 24 pillbox. The pillbox is in close proximity to other Second World War defensive features, such as another Type 24 pillbox to the north-east (Monument Number 1535487), and a road block to the south-east (Monument Number 1535576).
By the time of vertical aerial photographs of 1983; the pillbox appears to have been removed. This area has subsequently been developed for housing with the expansion of St Marys Bay, and the site of the former pillbox is now in the back garden of a house on the southern side of Brookside (1-3).
<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23809.
<2> 1983, NMR MAL/83019 034-41 12-JUL-1983 (Photograph). SWX23781.
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 034-41 12-JUL-1983. |
Related records
| MWX51374 | Parent of: Second World War pillbox, St Marys Bay (Monument) |
| MWX51409 | Part of: Second World War roadblock, Dymchurch Road (Monument) |
