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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 704 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery and camp, Lord of the Manor |
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Summary
Aerial photographs taken during and just after the Second World War show a heavy anti-aircraft battery on the east side of Haine Road. It comprised a battery and two rows of three huts with blast wall protection on the south-east and north-east and a cluster of nissen huts to the north.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3563 6542 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
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| MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BLAST WALL (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- HUT (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- MILITARY CAMP (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Associated Finds
- GAS MASK (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- LIGHT FITTING (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- WINDOW GLASS (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Aerial photographs taken during and just after the Second World War show a heavy anti-aircraft battery on the east side of Haine Road. It comprised a battery and two rows of three huts with blast wall protection on the south-east and north-east and a cluster of nissen huts to the north. By 1950 the entire site had been dismantled and levelled. (1, 2)
Elements of the battery were excavated in 2013 during an archaeological evaluation at the site. A concrete foundation was discovered that probably related to an entrenched position such as a gun emplacement or blast wall. Corrugated iron sheeting may have related to a revetment of an earthen bank. Square cut trenches were also found that may have been part of access trenches. A number of finds, such as a gas mask pipe, light bulbs and window glass, probably related to the nearby Nissen huts. (3)
<1> Alison Deegan, 2013, Air photo and lidar mapping and interpretation for land at Ozengell Grange, Ramsgate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31449.
<2> RAF, 1946/7, 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run (Photograph). SKE31381.
<3> Archaeology South-East, 2013, Archaeological Evaluation Report Land at Manston Green Ramsgate (Unpublished document). SKE32304.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Alison Deegan. 2013. Air photo and lidar mapping and interpretation for land at Ozengell Grange, Ramsgate, Kent. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1946/7. 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run. Black and White. Print. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation Report Land at Manston Green Ramsgate. |
