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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51439 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War beach scaffolding |
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Summary
A continuous section of Second World War beach scaffolding is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. The scaffolding extends along the beach from the Dymchurch Redoubt in the west to the West Parade of Hythe in the east. The beach scaffolding was subsequently removed after the war.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1439 3320 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A continuous section of Second World War beach scaffolding is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The scaffolding extends along the beach from the Dymchurch Redoubt in the west (TR 1439 3320) to the West Parade of Hythe in the east (TR 1570 3390) and was part of the anti invasion defences constructed along this coastline. The beach scaffolding was subsequently removed after the war. (1-2)
<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23802.
<2> RAF, 1943, NMR RAF/AC81 155-150 26-AUG-1943 (Photograph). SWX23889.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1943. NMR RAF/AC81 155-150 26-AUG-1943. |
Related records
| 1535069 | Part of: ST MARY'S BAY COASTAL BATTERY (Monument) |
