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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SE 548 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences]. Visible on military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3698 6410 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SE |
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| Parish: | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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On the coast W of Ramsgate.Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences].
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 May 1942 (2).
The visible pillbox is rectangular and measures 2.9m by 2.8m - more information regarding the location and related features can be found in record MWX43127.
, Sheet (Blatt) 1/37 (Cartographic materials). SKE13157.
Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Cartographic materials: . Sheet (Blatt) 1/37. |
| --- | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
Related records
| MWX43127 | Part of: WWII trench & bank system associated with 2 military buildings and two pillboxes,located on the landward side of Prince Edward's Promenade,Ramsgate (Monument) |
