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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SE 420 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Searchlight positions, Fan Bay Battery |
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Summary
Searchlight positions, part of Second World War Fan Bay Battery.
| Grid Reference: | TR 352 427 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SE |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SEARCHLIGHT EMPLACEMENT (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD? (between))
Full description
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Searchlight positions, part of Second World War Fan Bay Battery. (1)
Fan Bay Battery was a battery of three 6-inch guns established at Fan Bay in late 1940. The battery was designed as an anti-shipping battery and comprised the three gun positions with associated magazines, shelters, plotting rooms, accommodation and administration areas. It was manned by 203 Coast Battery (Rayal Artillery).
John A. Guy, 2013, Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area (Verbal communication). SKE24831.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area. |
