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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 2753
Type of record:Monument
Name:Former site of WWII pillbox, Dover

Summary

WWII type 22 pillbox visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945, located in Dover. This hexagonal pillbox was located 11.5m from the high water markat the landward end of the Boundary Groyne at Dovers Eastern Docks. It is not visisble on subsequent aerial photography and was likley demolished following the end of the Second World War. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TR 32580 41452
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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WWII type 22 pillbox visible on aerial photography of Dover taken in the 1940's. (1) This hexagonal pillbox measured 4m at its maximum dimensions and was located 11.5m from the high water mark, at the landward end of the Boundary Groyne at dovers Eastern Docks. The pillbox is absent from subsequent aerial photographs suggesting that it was demolished shortly after the conclusion og the Second World War. (2)


<1> Google, 1940, Google Earth historical Imagery 1940 (Photograph). SKE52204.

<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3241 12-SEP-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Photograph: Google. 1940. Google Earth historical Imagery 1940. n/a. B&W.
<2>Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3241 12-SEP-2003.