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Monument details

HER Number:1536313
Type of record:Monument
Name:Two Parallel lines of Second World War anti tank obstacles are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942

Summary

Two Parallel lines of Second World War anti tank obstacles are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942. The obstacles are located along the esplanade at Sandgate, but were subsequently removed after the war.


Grid Reference:TR 1969 3499
Map Sheet:TR13SE
Parish:SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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Two parallel lines of Second World War anti tank obstacles are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 and have been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The obstacles are located along the esplanade at Sandgate, between TR 19983 35044 and TR 19345 34937 but were removed after the war.(1)


<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/549 6013-6014 01-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SWX23937.

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<1>Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/549 6013-6014 01-JUN-1942.