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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1061 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former site of WWII pillbox, Eastern Docks, Dover |
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Summary
WW2 Type 22 pillbox located on the coast of Dover, at the shore end of the eastern arm of the Docks. This hexagonal Type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photography of Dover in the 1940's. It has been removed as of 1968, as shown on aerial photography. No above ground remains are visible. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 339 421 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (PILLBOX, Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A WWII Pillbox, built by June 1940, on the shore end of Eastern Arm. Built of reinforced concrete and has now been destroyed.(1) Another written source is, Dover Defence Scheme, June 1940: W0166/1343.
It is visible on aerial photography of Dover dating to 1940 (2) but is not visible on subsequent photographs suggesting it was removed shortly after the end of the war.
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, David Burridge (F.S.G./K.D.R.G./P.S.G.) (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> Google, 1940, Google Earth historical Imagery 1940 (Photograph). SKE52204.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. David Burridge (F.S.G./K.D.R.G./P.S.G.). [Mapped feature: #17453 Pillbox, ] |
| <2> | Photograph: Google. 1940. Google Earth historical Imagery 1940. n/a. B&W. |
