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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE123867 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-landing poles east of Shuart |
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Summary
The site of a network of anti-landing poles erected in the fields to the east of Shart identified on aerial photographs US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5005 19-APR-1944. Now removed.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2774 6791 |
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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 POLE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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The site of a line of anti-landing poles erected in the fields to the east of Shart identified on aerial photographs US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5005 19-APR-1944. Now all removed (Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography) . These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024 (1-2).
<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5005 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography (Archive). SKE57110.
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 5005 19-APR-1944. |
| <2> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. |
