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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43648 |
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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 single line of wire ran roughly N-S for 275m along the beach. This obstruction was functionally related to another stretch of barbed wire (MWX43646). Alongside lay WWII beach defences (MWX43640) and beach scaffolding (MWX43629). The wire was no longer visible in 2003.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37909 49628 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII barbed wire visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 [1], but not 1946 [2], located in Walmer. The single line of wire ran roughly N-S for 275m along the beach. This obstruction was functionally related to another stretch of barbed wire (MWX43646). Alongside lay WWII beach defences (MWX43640) and beach scaffolding (MWX43629). The wire was no longer visible on aerial photography taken in 2003 [3].
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: 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: TR3749 14-AUG-2003. |
Related records
| MWX43646 | Part of: WWII barbed wire, Walmer (Monument) |
