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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SW 78 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences].
Summary from record TR 13 SW 102:
Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences].
Summary from record TR 13 SW 101:
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 564506
Summary from record 1427422:
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox shown on a German map of British defences, on the East bank of the canal waterway North of The Redoubt, between Hythe and Dymchurch. The L-shaped pillbox was also visible on historical aerial photographs at this location.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1257 3242 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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On E bank of waterway N of The Redoubt, between Hythe and Dymchurch. Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences].
Description from record TR 13 SW 102: duplication
Description from record TR 13 SW 101:
Cassini ref 564506
Description from record 1427422:
Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences]. Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 564506. On E bank of waterway N of The Redoubt, between Hythe and Dymchurch. (1)
The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) was visible on the aerial photographs and has been mapped as South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The pillbox is located at TR1257 1324 and is constructed in an L shape, possibly to resemble a farm building. The pillbox is surrounded by barbed wire obstructions forming a defended point along the canal cutting. The pillbox was subsequently demolished after the war. (2)
, Sudostkuste England: Schragbildreihe II, Dungeness - Dover (Cartographic materials). SKE13168.
Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RAF, 1943, NMR RAF/AC81 155-156 26-AUG-1943 (Photograph). SWX23890.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
| --- | Cartographic materials: . Sudostkuste England: Schragbildreihe II, Dungeness - Dover. |
| <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1943. NMR RAF/AC81 155-156 26-AUG-1943. |
Related records
| TR 13 SW 160 | Part of: Second World War pillbox, east bank of the canal waterway north of Dymchurch Redoubt (Monument) |
