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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 26 NE 1135 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
A pillbox forming part of a Defended Locality of Second World War date was visible as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC295 V 5005 20-APR-1944.
Grid Reference: | TR 2584 6687 |
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Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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Parish: | ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEFENDED LOCALITY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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NW of St Nicholas at Wade.Pillbox [Sector 7]. (1)
A pillbox forming part of a Defended Locality of Second World War date was visible as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC295 V 5005 20-APR-1944. The feature was recorded as a demolished structure on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. The pillbox was part of the St Nicholas at Wade Defended Area established during 1940-41. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2-3)
<1> Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
<2> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC295 V 5005 20-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
<2> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GP/LOC295 V 5005 20-APR-1944. |
<3> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. |
Related records
MKE123871 | Part of: St Nicholas at Wade Second World War Defended Locality (Monument) |