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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 37 SE 410 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War road block, Belgrave Road |
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Summary
A Second World War roadblock, formed of anti tank cubes is visible as a structure on RAF/HLA/540 RV 6010 17-MAY-1942. Approx position of the road blockis marked on 1940 Luftwaffe map. No visible Surface Trace 2014.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3520 7073 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR37SE |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Approx position of road block marked on 1940 Luftwaffe map. No visible Surface Trace 2014 (1-2).
A Second World War roadblock, formed of anti tank cubes is visible as a structure on RAF/HLA/540 RV 6010 17-MAY-1942. The feature has been levelled on the latest Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. The feature was mapped as part of the Thanet Landscape Mapping Project. (3-4)
<1> 1940, Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940 (Map). SKE31323.
<2> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.
<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/540 RV 6010 17-MAY-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.
<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940. |
| <2> | Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel. |
| <3> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/540 RV 6010 17-MAY-1942. |
| <4> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. |
