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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 16 SW 153 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Military trenches seen on 1940s aerial photographs, Convicts Wood and Chestfield Golf Course, near Radfall |
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Summary
An extensive complex of military trenches can be seen on 1940s aerial photographs north and north-west of Radwall. The trenches run for more than 1 km west-east either side of Chestfield Road which runs between Herne Bay & Whitstable and Canterbury.
| Grid Reference: | TR 133 646 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR16SW |
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| Parish: | CHESTFIELD, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- REDOUBT (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1946 AD?)
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1946 AD?)
Full description
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An extensive complex of military trenches can be seen on 1940s aerial photographs north and north-west of Radwall. The trenches run for more than 1 km west-east either side of Chestfield Road which runs between Herne Bay & Whitstable and Canterbury. The trenches consist of interrupted lines of trenches and a circular redoubt.
RAF, 1946, 1940s aerial photograph (Photograph (Print)). SKE31377.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Photograph (Print): RAF. 1946. 1940s aerial photograph. r16photo7009; r56photo4056, r79photo4120. B&W. |
