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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51408 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, within the Hythe military ranges |
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Summary
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox, within the Hythe military ranges (Monument Number 1531850). The pillbox is still visible on recent aerial photographs taken in 2006.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1396 3332 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox; no specification. Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 575514. On the sea front between Dymchurch and Hythe. (1)
The 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 northeast side. The pillbox is still visible on recent aerial photographs taken in 2006. (2-3)
Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3114-3115 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23803.
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 3114-3115 12-JAN-1946. |
Related records
| MWX51434 | Part of: Second World War barbed wire obstructions, Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument) |
| 1531850 | Part of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument) |
| TR 13 SW 75 | Related to: PILLBOX (Monument) |
