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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43621 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII roadblock, Dover |
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Summary
WWII roadblock visible in 1945, located in Dover. The feature appeared to have been removed, but the site was probably comprised of lines of anti-tank cubes. It was seen to be fully removed by 1947 and Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 showed the site to have been redeveloped as a new road.
| Grid Reference: | TR 31267 40186 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII roadblock visible on aerial photography taken in 1945 [1], located in Dover. The feature appeared to have been removed, but the site was probably comprised of lines of anti-tank cubes. Visible were the outlines of five lines of anti-tank cubes in an area 6.5m x 7.5m, and 11m W of this was a single line 6.5m x 0.9m. It was seen to be fully removed on aerial photography taken in 1947 [2] and Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 showed the site to have been redeveloped as a new road [3].
A large roadblock crossing eleven railway tracks was located roughly 200m W of this site (MWX43620).
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3140 12-SEP-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <3> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3140 12-SEP-2003. |
