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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1063 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Possible former site of a Pillbox on Marine Parade, Dover |
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Summary
Possible former site of a pillbox at the eastern end of Marine Parade, Dover. It was constrcted by june 1940, and a rectangular structure is visisble in this location on a 1948 aerial photo of the town. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)
Grid Reference: | TR 324 414 |
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Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (PILLBOX, Modern - 1940 AD to 1948 AD)
Full description
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Possible former site of a pillbox at the eastern end of Marine Parade, Dover. It was constrcted in reinforced concrete by june 1940, and a rectangular structure possibly representing the pillbox, is visisble in this location on a 1948 aerial photo of the town. Additional information, Dover Defences Scheme, June 1940: P.R.O. W0166/1343. (1-3)
<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> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.
<3> Britain from above, 1948, Oblique Aerial Photograph of Dover, 1948 (Photograph). SKE51743.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | 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.). |
<2> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project. |
<3> | Photograph: Britain from above. 1948. Oblique Aerial Photograph of Dover, 1948. EAW020170. |