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Monument details

Summary

WWII military camp visible in 1946, located in Walmer. The site was not visible in 1942 when the area was an unused plot of land. It was comprised of two long nissen huts joined with two structures, a further nissen hut, five small structures, an area of probable hard standing, a curvilinear bank and associated pathways. The site was seen to have been developed as a housing estate by 2003.

Monument Types

• BANK (EARTHWORK) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
• MILITARY BUILDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
• MILITARY CAMP (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
• NISSEN HUT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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WWII military camp visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 [1], located in Walmer. The site was not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 [2] when the area was an unused plot of land. It measured 50 x 75m and was located on a domestic road. The camp was comprised of two long nissen huts joined with two structures, a further nissen hut, five small structures, an area of probable hard standing, a curvilinear bank and associated pathways. The site was seen to have been developed as a housing estate on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3].

This camp lay 70m ESE of Walmer RAF Camp (Mke41957). To the E lay a series of WWII earthworks (MWX43653) and an area of barbed wire (MWX43652).

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.

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