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Monument details

HER Number:1536362
Type of record:Monument
Name:Second World War anti tank obstacles are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946.

Summary

Second World War anti tank obstacles are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The obstacles are located at the south end of St Leonard's Road, Hythe. The obstacles were removed after the war.


Grid Reference:TR 1581 3397
Map Sheet:TR13SE
Parish:HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
  • ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Second World War anti tank obstacles are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The obstacles are located at the south end of St Leonard's Road, Hythe and centred at TR 1580 3397 and at TR 1579 3395, the were the obstacles would have also formed a road block. The obstacles were removed after the war. (1)


<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 4098-4099 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23804.

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<1>Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 4098-4099 12-JAN-1946.