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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 37 SE 1121 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 833889. Mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3907 7112 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR37SE |
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| Parish: | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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NW of Kingsgate.Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 833889
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 January 1941 [1]. It is still visible in April 1946 [2] and is gone by April 1950 [3].
The square building thought to be the recorded pillbox measures 3.4m by 2.8m and is located close to the cliff edge overlooking steps that lead up from the beach.
Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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. |
Related records
| MWX43236 | Parent of: Military building, possible pillbox, within a military site at Kingsgate (Monument) |
| MWX43234 | Part of: WWII military complex located on the coast between Botany Bay and Kingsgate Bay, North Foreland (Monument) |
