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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 37 SW 1076 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 3 possible Second World War anti-aircraft guns set in a triangle |
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Summary
3 possible Second World War anti-aircraft guns may have been located here set in a triangle. Not shown on 1940 Luftwaffe map map but a sunken rectangular area is visible in 1946 aerial. Surrounding lawn shows many 'humps and bumps' in 2014 (possible traces of accommodation huts.)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3325 7055 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR37SW |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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3 possible Second World War anti-aircraft guns may have been located here set in a triangle. Not shown on 1940 Luftwaffe map map but a sunken rectangular area is visible in 1946 aerial. Surrounding lawn shows many 'humps and bumps' in 2014 (possible traces of accommodation huts.)
<1> RAF, 1946/7, 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run (Photograph). SKE31381.
<2> 1940, Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940 (Map). SKE31323.
<3> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946/7. 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run. Black and White. Print. |
| <2> | Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940. |
| <3> | Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel. |
