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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1428559 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The site of a Second World War pillbox recorded near Sandgate Esplanade |
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Summary
The site of a Second World War pillbox recorded near Sandgate Esplanade by the Defence of Britain project but was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1980 3510 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13NE |
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| Parish: | SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 636531. Sandgate, Folkestone. (1)
The site of a Second World War pillbox referred to above (Source 1) was not t was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs at the location given above. The National Grid Reference given may be inaccurate due to its conversion from its Cassini Map Reference. The photographs were viewed for this site as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. (2)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23672.
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): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment. |
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