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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51403 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, between Hythe and Sandgate |
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Summary
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox shown on a German map of defences in East Kent, on coast between Hythe and Sandgate. The pillbox was visible on historical aerial photographs taken during the war.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1816 3470 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox [shown on German map of defences in East Kent]. On coast between Hythe and Sandgate. (1)
The type 24 pillbox referred to above (Source 1) is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The pillbox is located at TR 18162 34704, on the south side of the Princess Parade. The pillbox was removed after the war. (2)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/549 6008-6009 01-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SWX23934.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/549 6008-6009 01-JUN-1942. |
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