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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 24 SE 90 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Great Farthingloe Anti-Aircraft Battery, near Dover |
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Summary
A four gun battery of 3.7" heavy anti-aircraft guns forming part of the Dover AA defences and in 1944 part of the DIVER V1 defence system. The gun emplacements, sunken magazines, between each pair of guns and the central command post are all still standing and in reasonably good condition. The RADAR site and accommodation blocks have been demolished.
| Grid Reference: | TR 29684 40010 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR24SE |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A battery of 4 x 3.7" heavy anti-aircraft guns forming part of the Dover AA defences and in 1944 part of the DIVER V1 defence system. The gun emplacements, sunken magazines, between each pair of guns, central command post, gun store, guardroom and air-raid shelter are all still standing and in reasonably good condition. The RADAR site and accommodation blocks have been demolished. (1)
<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD109 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
<6> Google Earth, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 21-APR-2007 (Graphic material). SWX15704.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD109. |
| <6> | Graphic material: Google Earth. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 21-APR-2007. |
Related records
| MWX43443 | Part of: Great Farthingloe Anti-Aircraft Battery camp, Dover (Monument) |
