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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51376 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, west of St Marys Bay |
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Summary
A Second World War pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 to the west of St Marys Bay, on the northern side of Jefferstone Lane. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0850 2797 |
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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 0851 2798, and measures approximately six metres across. It appears to be six-sided, with an unroofed section in the centre where an anti-aircraft gun could be mounted. As such, it may be a Type 27 pillbox.
The pillbox is in close proximity to other Second World War defensive features, such as a grid of anti-aircraft poles to the north (Monument Number 1535077), and an anti-aircraft ditch (Monument Number 1535108).
On vertical aerial photographs of 2007, the pillbox is no longer visible (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
| 1535077 | Part of: Second World War anti-aircraft landing obstruction poles are visible on aerial photographs of 1941 (Monument) |
| MWX51313 | Part of: Second World War anti-landing ditch, Littlestone (Monument) |
