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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SE 186 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Summary
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 593529
Summary from record MWX51519:
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox is located on the north side of the road bridge over the Military Canal, opposite the station for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway. The pillbox was not visible on the available historic aerial photographs but is marked on the recent Ordnance Survey Maps (2010).
| Grid Reference: | TR 1540 3477 |
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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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On the N side of the road bridge over the Military Canal, opposite the station for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 593529. (1-2)
Description from record MWX51519:
Pillbox; no specification. Type 22 pillbox, concrete-faced, with brick external protection work for entrance.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 593529. On the N side of the road bridge over the Military Canal, opposite the station for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway. (3)
The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) was not visible on aerial photographs viewed as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The pillbox is located in an area of dense foliage, but is marked on the recent Ordnance Survey Mastermap map (2010).
Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016
<1> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 (Monograph). SKE7811.
<2> Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
| <3> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
