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Monument details

Summary

WWII pillbox and associated structures visible in 1942, located in Walmer. This site was comprised of one pillbox, with two structures alongside and one roughly circular ditch. One structure was visible in 1941. None of the structures were visible in 1946, though the ditch was still faintly visible. These features were not visible in 2003.

Monument Types

• DITCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
• PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
• STRUCTURE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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WWII pillbox and associated structures visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 [1], located in Walmer. This site was comprised of one pillbox, probably Dover style; with two structures alongside, one to the E and one to the W; and one roughly circular ditch. The pillbox measured 6m x 4.7m, the eastern structure measured 8 x 3.5m, the western structure measured 6 x 5m and the ditch was 5m in diameter. The easternmost structure was visible on aerial photography taken in 1941 [2]. None of the structures were visible on aerial photography taken in 1946 [3], though the ditch was still faintly visible. These features were not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [4].

The site lay on the line of two sections of WWII barbed wire which ran N-S (MWX43649) (MWX43647). To the NW lay a WWII slit trench (MWX43660) and to the E lay WWII beach scaffolding (MWX43629).

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.

<5> 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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