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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE123802 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-landing posts west ofSt Nicholas at Wade |
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Summary
The site of a large grid of anti-landing postswest ofSt Nicholas at Wade visible seen as cropmarks on US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944
| Grid Reference: | TR 2539 6709 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANTI LANDING OBSTACLE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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The site of a large grid of anti-landing postswest ofSt Nicholas at Wade visible seen as cropmarks on US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944 These were typically posts, in this case, placed at intervals of c.20m and 30m. In larger open fields they were often set in a grid (often connected with wires) to impede landing of enemy aircraft. These were removed at the end of the war (1).
<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944. |
