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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51530 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War barbed wire |
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Summary
A single line of Second World War barbed wire is visible on aerial photographs of 1942 in the area of the former St Marys Bay Holiday Camp, St Marys Bay. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0874 2741 |
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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
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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The barbed wire is centred at TR 0874 2741, and forms a right-angle in plan view with a total length of approximately 382m. The northernmost length is aligned NNE to SSW. At its southern end it meets the terminal of an anti-aircraft ditch (Monument Number 1535103). The barbed wire defences then continue WNW to ESE; crossing over the top of a substantial anti-tank ditch (Monument Number 462723).
By the time of the vertical aerial photographs of 1946; the barbed wire had been removed. This area was subsequently developed for housing, and the site of the barbed wire now lies beneath the houses of Holly Road, Maple Drive, Beechwood Close, and Elm Road (1-2).
<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/AC81 171-2 26-AUG-1942 (Photograph). SWX23893.
<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/AC81 171-2 26-AUG-1942. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946. |
Related records
| MWX51314 | Part of: Second World War anti-landing ditch, St Marys Bay Holiday Camp (Monument) |
| MWX51437 | Part of: Second World War anti-tank ditch, St Marys Bay (Monument) |
