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Monument details

HER Number:MWX51363
Type of record:Monument
Name:Second World War pillbox, Folkestone Harbour

Summary

A Second World War pillbox is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1942, though it has been demolished on aerial photographs taken in 1945. The pillbox appears to be circular and is located on the southern side of Folkestone Harbour. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).


Grid Reference:TR 2344 3589
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 673538. Folkestone. (1)

A Second World War pillbox is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1942, though it has been demolished on aerial photographs taken in 1945. The pillbox appears to be circular and is located on the southern side of Folkestone Harbour. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2) (2-3).


<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<2> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/526 6015-6016 06-MAY-1942 (Photograph). SWX23918.

<3> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3023-3024 24-JUL-1945 (Photograph). SWX23829.

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/526 6015-6016 06-MAY-1942.
<3>Photograph: RAF. 1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3023-3024 24-JUL-1945.