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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43646 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII barbed wire, Walmer |
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Summary
WWII barbed wire visible in 1942, but not 1946, located in Walmer. The wire was located on land just above the beach and was attached to barbed wire obstructions upon the beach (MWX43647) (MWX43648). This section of barbed wire ran N-S along the coast for 545m. This wire was not visible in 2003.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37828 49952 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII barbed wire visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 [1], but not in 1946 [2], located in Walmer. The wire was located on land just above the beach and was attached and functionally related to barbed wire obstructions upon the beach (MWX43647) (MWX43648). This section of barbed wire ran N-S along the coast for 545m. This wire was not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3 and 4].
This structure lay directly upon a barrage balloon site (MWX43645).
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: TR3750 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: TR3749 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| 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: TR3750 14-AUG-2003. |
| <4> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3749 14-AUG-2003. |
Related records
| MWX43647 | Parent of: WWII barbed wire, Walmer (Monument) |
| MWX43648 | Parent of: WWII barbed wire, Walmer (Monument) |
