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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SE 182 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 589518
Summary from record MWX51389:
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox is located at Hythe, within the Hythe firing ranges (Monument Number 1531850). A pillbox was not visible on available aerial photographs at the location given but it is likely to be the pillbox visible 173 meters to the east.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1507 3361 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Hythe.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 589518
Description from record MWX51389:
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 587516. Hythe. (1) The pillbox is located at the head of the beach and is facing south. The pillbox was subsequently demolished and was not visible on recent aerial photographs taken in 2003. This pillbox was mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. (2)
Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CAL/UK/4 0240-0241 14-AUG-1947 (Photograph). SWX23612.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
| <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CAL/UK/4 0240-0241 14-AUG-1947. |
