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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43697 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII pillbox, Deal |
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Summary
WWII pillbox visible in 1941 and 1942. The pillbox type could not be discerned from the available images. The structure was located 30m W of the high water mark. The feature was no longer visible in 1946. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 also showed the site to be absent.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37843 51880 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SE |
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| Parish: | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII pillbox visible on aerial photography taken in 1941 and 1942 [1 and 2]. The pillbox type could not be discerned from the available images. The structure was approximately 2.5m square and was located 30m W of the high water mark. The feature was no longer visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 [3]. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [4] also showed the site to be absent.
The pillbox may also be recorded by the National Monuments Record as ‘Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox [Sector 6]. North-East of Walmer.’ (1428666).
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3751 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <4> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3751 14-AUG-2003. |
