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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2756 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former site of WWII anti-tank cylinders, Dover Harbour |
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Summary
Two lines of WWII anti-tank cylinders are visible on aerial photographs taken of Dover in the 1940's. These 24 anti-tank cylinders were orientated NE-SW and are located on a small beachimmediately next to the Castle Jetty. They are not visisble on subsequent aerial photography suggesting that they were removed shortly after the conclusion of the Second World War. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 32905 41578 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Two lines of WWII anti-tank cylinders visible on aerial photography taken in 1945 [1], located in Dover. These 24 anti-tank cylinders were just less than 1m in diameter and were orientated NE-SW. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [2] showed the features to have been removed.
<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>XY | Photograph: Google. 1940. Google Earth historical Imagery 1940. n/a. B&W. [Mapped feature: #5646 Anti Tank Obstacle, ] |
| <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. |
