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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 SE 550
Type of record:Monument
Name:PILLBOX

Summary

Pillbox (Sector 7). Cassini ref 817821


Grid Reference:TR 3766 6423
Map Sheet:TR36SE
Parish:RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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At West Cliff, Ramsgate.Pillbox (Sector 7). Cassini ref 817821

This structure was mapped from military aerial photographs as part of the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. It was first visible and has been mapped from aerial photographs taken in February 1941 [1] and has been removed by April 1946 [2].

The visible pillbox is hexagonal and 4.5m wide - more information regarding the location and related features can be found in record MWX43116.


, Sheet (Blatt) 1/26/28 (Cartographic materials). SKE13156.

Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Cartographic materials: . Sheet (Blatt) 1/26/28.
---Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.

Related records

MWX43116Part of: WWII coastal defence features to the west of Ramsgate Harbour (Monument)