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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1427423 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War reinforced concrete type 22 pillbox on Botolph's Bridge road at canal crossing. |
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Summary
Second World War reinforced concrete type 22 pillbox on Botolph's Bridge road at canal crossing. The pillbox is visible on historical aerial photographs, but was subsequently demolished after 1946.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1240 3290 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | BURMARSH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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| DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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| HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences]. Botolph's Bridge. (1)
The possible type 22 pillbox referred to above is visible at TR 12434 32925 on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The pillbox is protecting the bridge crossing over the canal that is also surrounded by barbed wire obstructions, forming a defended point. Anti tank cylinders or pimples are located immediately between the bridge and the pillbox at TR 1233 3291. The pillbox, along with the barbed wire and anti tank pimples was subsequently removed between 1946 and 1959. (2-3)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23813.
<3> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23874.
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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