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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1424676 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox |
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Summary
The site of a Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox shown on German map of defences in East Kent and visible on aerial photographs on the north side of the Princess Parade.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1721 3449 |
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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 South-East of Hythe centre. (1)
The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) is visible on aerial photographs and mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The square pillbox is centred at TR 17207 3447 on the north side of the Princess Parade. It was subsequently demolished after the war and was gone by 1966. (2-3)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23843.
<3> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23880.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number. |
| <3> | (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number. |
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