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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43272 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII barbed wire lengths and enclosure, east of Sandwich |
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Summary
WWII length of barbed wire running perpendicular from the anti-tank cubes (MWX43271) located on the beach at Sandwich Bay and mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 34943 59120 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII length of barbed wire running perpendicular from the anti-tank cubes (MWX43271) located on the beach at Sandwich Bay and extending west for around 1500m and may be associated with the military features used to defend Sandwich. This feature was first visible on military aerial photographs taken in January 1942 [1] and was mapped using photographs taken in Janaury 1945 [2, 3]. It is no longer visible by January 1946 [4].
Related records
| MWX43263 | Part of: WWII training area on Sandwich Flats (Monument) |
