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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 1135
Type of record:Monument
Name:PILLBOX

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
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

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 Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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

MKE123871Part of: St Nicholas at Wade Second World War Defended Locality (Monument)