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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43191 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII defensive features, St Augustine's Golf Course, Pegwell Bay |
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Summary
WWII defensive features, comprising a slit trench, gun pit and pillbox located on St Augustine's Golf Course, Pegwell Bay, and visible on military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 34167 63848 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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| CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MACHINE GUN POST (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MOUND (Modern - 1939 AD to 1942 AD)
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1942 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII defensive features comprising a slit trench, gun pit and pillbox located on St Augustine's Golf Course, Pegwell Bay, and visible on military aerial photographs.
The earliest photograph for this area, taken in February 1941 [1], shows the stepped slit trench extending N-S measuring almost 118m. At the approximate mid-point of the trench and 25m to the west lies a circular gun pit, that appears to have been constructed using sandbags and has an internal diameter of 3.5m. These features have been mapped from this early photograph. At the southern end of the slit trench is a circular mound visible as an earthwork on the 1941 photographs.
By May 1942 [2] the slit trench has been slightly adapted and split into two separate trenches whereas the gun pit is still in use and shows trample around its extent. A rectangular structure has also been built over the mound to the south, probably a pillbox (Mke39400), and measures 4.8m by 3.5m.
By January 1946 [3] the slit trench and the structure are still visible however the gun pit appears to have been backfilled and levelled - probably becoming obsolete since an anti-aircraft battery is now visible directly to the south (MWX43192).
The gun pit and structure are entirely gone by April 1950 [4], whereas remains of the slit trench and mound are still visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 2008 by the Channel Coastal Observatory [5]. Since the area is still used as a golf course, the remains of these features could be well preserved.
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