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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51306 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War Type 24 pillbox, Royal military canal, east of Hythe, close to a footbridge |
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Summary
A Second World War Type 24 reinforced concrete pillbox shown on a German map of defences in East Kent, on the Royal military canal, east of Hythe, close to a footbridge. The pillbox is also visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1795 3480 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox [shown on German map of defences in East Kent].
Type 24 pillbox, sunk into the canal bank and now almost totally buried.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 617529. On Royal Military Canal, E of Hythe, close to a footbridge. (1)
The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The pillbox is located at TR 17953 34804, on the northern bank of the Royal military canal, near Seabrook. (2)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/549 6006-6007 01-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SWX23932.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/549 6006-6007 01-JUN-1942. |
