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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SE 464 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 793823. Mapped from WWII military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3510 6453 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SE |
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| Parish: | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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E of Cliffs End.Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 793823
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 April 1944 [1] and is no longer visible by January 1946 [2].
The pillbox is a regular pentagon shape in plan and measures 10m in length. It is associated with another military building to the east (MWX43229) and is also likely to be associated with other military activity in the area (MWX43184).
Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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
| MWX43184 | Parent of: Complex of WWII coastal defences and gun emplacements, Pegwell Bay, west of Ramsgate (Monument) |
| MWX43229 | Part of: Three WWII structures, located around Pegwell Bay, W of Ramsgate (Monument) |
