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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 NE 91 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Folkestone Crestline pillboxes |
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Summary
Set back on the crest of the hills above Folkestone, this line of pillboxes between Peene and The Warren was part of a coastal crust of anti-invasion defences established in 1940. With their all-round field of fire, they both helped protect Folkestone form assault from the rear or flanks and could fire on an advance inland from Folkestone.
The 9 pillboxes found during the visit were Type 22's divided by a north-south valley and road from Folkestone into two groups along West and East Crete Roads. Several had entrances protected by a defensive porch.
| Grid Reference: | TR 19457 38226 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13NE |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Abandoned 1945, Modern - 1940 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Set back on the crest of the hills above Folkestone, this line of pillboxes between Peene and The Warren was part of a coastal crust of anti-invasion defences established in 1940. With their all-round field of fire, they both helped protect Folkestone form assault from the rear or flanks and could fire on an advance inland from Folkestone.
The 9 pillboxes found during the visit were Type 22's divided by a north-south valley and road from Folkestone into two groups along West and East Crete Roads. Several had entrances protected by a defensive porch.(1)
<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. |
Related records
| TR 13 NE 93 | Parent of: Pillbox (WW2) (Building) |
| TR 23 NW 195 | Parent of: Pillbox (WW2) (Monument) |
| TR 23 NW 226 | Parent of: Pillbox (WW2) (Monument) |
| TR 23 NW 223 | Parent of: Pillbox (ww2), Crete Rd East, Folkestone (Monument) |
| TR 23 NW 222 | Parent of: Pillbox (ww2), Crete Road East, Folkestone (Monument) |
| TR 23 NW 192 | Parent of: Pillbox (WW2), Crete Road East, Folkestone (Monument) |
| TR 13 NE 92 | Parent of: Second World War pillbox, Cheriton Hill, above Folkestone (Monument) |
