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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51409 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War roadblock, Dymchurch Road |
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Summary
A Second World War roadblock consisting of two double rows of anti-tank cubes is visible on aerial photographs of 1942 on Dymchurch Road, at what was at that time the northern end of St Marys Bay. This feature has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0940 2803 |
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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
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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The road block is centred at TR 0940 2804, just to the north of the point where Dunstall Lane joins Dymchurch Road. It consists of two double rows of anti-tank cubes which completely span the road. The two rows are situated approximately two metres apart. On the northern side of the road block, on the seaward side of the road, a line of anti-tank cubes runs along the edge of the road for approximately ten metres.
By the time of the vertical aerial photograph of 1946; the road block and roadside anti-tank cubes had all been removed (1-2).
<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/523 6012-3 04-MAY-1942 (Photograph). SWX23917.
<2> 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. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/523 6012-3 04-MAY-1942. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946. |
Related records
| MWX51374 | Parent of: Second World War pillbox, St Marys Bay (Monument) |
| MWX51375 | Parent of: Second World War pillbox, St Marys Bay (Monument) |
