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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 33 NW 55 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Aycliffe square pillbox (3), Shakespeare Cliff, west of Dover |
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Summary
Square pillbox.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3042 3967 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR33NW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Aycliffe square Second World War pillbox, 36m from Shakespeare Cliff, west of Dover |
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Full description
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Square pillbox approx 16ft square with overhanging roof slab. Brick-shuttered, 2ft thick walls and 2 embrasures per wall. The type seems to be peculiar to Dover. Demolished (explosives?) but floor and roof slabs remain
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Very poor
Date of visit :
This structure was mapped from military aerial photographs as part of the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. The building measures 5.5m by 5.5m and was mapped from aerial photographs taken in June 1942 [1]. It was first visible in Februay 1941 [2]. The pillbox is positioned approximately 36m from Shakespeare Cliff edge to the west of Dover. As a ruined structure it is still visible in May 2008 [3]. A transcription of this feature exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
A gun pit was positioned (630431, 139682) 6m east of Mke42099. This was first observed on the 11th December 1941 [4] and last slightly evident on the 20th August 1968 [5]. This feature was digitised from the 5th of August 1945 [6].
<3> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO TR3039nw 19-MAY-2008 (Photograph). SWX15703.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <3> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO TR3039nw 19-MAY-2008. |
Related records
| MWX43311 | Parent of: WWII barrage balloon site and associated military structures, Aycliff, east of Dover (Monument) |
