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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 NW 1048
Type of record:Monument
Name:PILLBOX

Summary

Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 772834. Possibly part of RAF Manston defences.


Grid Reference:TR 3267 6567
Map Sheet:TR36NW
Parish:MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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W of Manston.Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 772834. Possibly part of RAF Manston defences.

Approximate position as indicated on German fortifications map (11.1940 . No trace is visible on 1946 aerial photo. Presumably removed on expansion of 1944 runways. Was very close to Mke 39391, but the 1940 map clearly shows two.


Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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---Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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