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Monument details

Summary

WWII beach scaffolding visible in 1941, located in Kingsdown. The scaffolding was mostly double thickness and was located variously just above and below the high water mark. These features were not visible in 1946. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 also showed the site to be absent.

Monument Types

• BEACH SCAFFOLDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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WWII beach scaffolding visible on aerial photography taken in 1941 [1], located in Kingsdown. The site ran for 1,150m along the coast and was double thickness apart from the southernmost 300m. It was located variously just above and below the high water mark. These features were not visible on aerial photography taken in 1946 [2]. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3 and 4] also showed the site to be absent.

Another area of beach scaffolding was located to the N (MWX43629).

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: TR3848 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3849 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.

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