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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51393 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, on the coast south of Hythe |
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Summary
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox is shown on a German map of defences in East Kent, on the coast south of Hythe centre.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1578 3393 |
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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]. Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 596521. On coast S of Hythe centre. (1)
The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) was not clearly visible on aerial photographs viewed as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. There is perhaps a structure located at TR 1581 3394, which may be a pillbox but this was not clearly defined on the available aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1944 and the structure was gone on aerial photographs taken in 1946. (2-3)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23764.
<3> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23887.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number. |
| <3> | (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number. |
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