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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43445 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII pillbox, located to the east of Finglesham |
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Summary
WWII pillbox, located to the east of Finglesham, mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 33108 54199 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SW |
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| Parish: | NORTHBOURNE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: WWII pillbox, east of Finglesham |
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Full description
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An irregular hexagonal WWII pillbox is located to the east of Finglesham and measures 5m by 4m. It is mapped from military aerial photographs September 1946 [1], which is the earliest run of photographs available covering this area but presumably it was built sometime between 1940 and 1941. it is no longer visible by April 2007 [2].
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3354 22-APR-2007 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <2> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3354 22-APR-2007. |
