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Monument details

HER Number:MWX51387
Type of record:Building
Name:Second World War pillbox, on the Dymchurch road opposite Palmarsh Avenue

Summary

A Second World War reinforced concrete Type 24 pillbox, on the Dymchurch road opposite Palmarsh Avenue and within the perimeter of the Hythe military ranges (Monument Number 1531850). The pillbox is still visible on recent aerial photographs taken in 2007.

Grid Reference:TR 1368 3328
Map Sheet:TR13SW
Parish:HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Pillbox; no specification. Type 24 concrete pillbox at the edge of the military ranges. The embrasures are bricked up. [There is no public access to this site as it is on military land].

Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 569508. On the sea front between Dymchurch and Hythe, on the perimeter of the Hythe military ranges, on the Dymchurch road opposite Palmarsh Road. (1)

The type 24 pillbox referred to above (source 1) is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The pillbox is facing south towards the coast, with the entrance porch on the north side. (2)


<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23802.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database.
<2>Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946.

Related records

1531850Part of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument)
TR 13 SW 76Related to: PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (Monument)