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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51411 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War roadblock, at the junction of Stade street and West Parade, Hythe |
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Summary
A Second World War roadblock is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942. The road block is located at the junction of Stade street and West Parade, Hythe. The road block is defined by parallel lines of anti tank cubes or cylinders and other removable road blocks forming either a hedgehog or hairpin arrangement. The road block was removed after the war.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1623 3416 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, 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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A Second World War road block is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The road block is located at the junction of Stade street and West Parade, Hythe and centred at TR 16234 34161. The road block is defined by parallel lines of anti tank cubes or cylinders and other removable road blocks forming either a hedgehog or hairpin arrangement. The road block was removed after the war. (1)
<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/549 6001 01-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SWX23923.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/549 6001 01-JUN-1942. |
