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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SE 194 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
Pillbox, which was close to the sea end of the canal. 'Many years ago' the canal wall at this point was rebuilt and the pillbox was destroyed, but the concrete rubble was left where it can be seen today amongst heavy undergrowth.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1881 3487 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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At E end of Royal Military Canal, W of Sandgate.Pillbox, which was close to the sea end of the canal. 'Many years ago' the canal wall at this point was rebuilt and the pillbox was destroyed, but the concrete rubble was left where it can be seen today
, Sheet (Blatt) 1/74 (Cartographic materials). SKE13164.
Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
| --- | Cartographic materials: . Sheet (Blatt) 1/74. |
Related records
| MWX51402 | Related to: Second World War pillbox, east end of the Royal military canal (Monument) |
