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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE6994 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII air raid shelters, Dover |
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Summary
A collection of nine WWII air raid shelters visible in 1945, located in Dover. These banked features were arranged in pairs with one shelter in the N and one S. The ninth shelter was visible from 1945 and may represent either a shelter or underground storage depot. The remains of the two NNW-SSE ditches could just be seen in 2007, none of the banked features could be determined, despite the area having been given over to grassland.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
| Grid Reference: | TR 33237 42470 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | GUSTON, DOVER, KENT |
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Full description
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A collection of nine WWII air raid shelters visible in 1945 [1], located in Dover. These banked features spanned an area 270m x 120m. Eight of the shelters were on average 13.5m x 7.5m; six of these were arranged in pairs with one shelter in the N and one S. Two such shelters were joined by two slit trenches which run NNW-SSE. Two shelters were slightly smaller and sit alone, though the W shelter was accompanied by a small building. The ninth shelter was visible from 1945, has dimensions of 34.5m x 15m and may represent either a shelter or underground storage depot. The remains of the two NNW-SSE ditches could just be seen on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [2], none of the banked features could be determined, despite the area having been given over to grassland.
A similar shelter (NMR467930 and MKE6994) was located 220m to the SW of this area.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs 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: TR3342 28-APR-2007_Updates (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: TR3342 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
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