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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43708 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII possible gun emplacement, Worth |
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Summary
WWII possible gun emplacement visible in 1945 and 1946. The structure was placed in the centre of a field. The building was not seen on OS historic mapping dating to 1938. This feature was no longer visible in 1950. The site was no longer visible in 2003.
| Grid Reference: | TR 34492 56732 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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WWII possible gun emplacement visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946 [1 and 2]. The structure measured 7.5m in diameter and was placed in the centre of a field. The building was not seen on OS historic mapping dating to 1938 [3]. This feature was no longer visible on aerial photography taken in 1950 [4]. The site was no longer visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [5].
Located 80m ENE of this site was a WWII building (MWX43707).
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.
<5> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3456 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500. |
| <5> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3456 14-AUG-2003. |
