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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1422554 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox |
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Summary
The site of a Second World War pillbox is located overlooking the seafront at Sandgate. The pillbox is clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942. The pillbox has now been demolished with the site now occupied by modern housing.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1910 3488 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox; no specification.
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 627530. On the seafront E of Hythe. (1)
The Type 22 pillbox referred to above (Source 1) is located overlooking the seafront at Sandgate and centred at TR 19154 34929. The pillbox is clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The pillbox was subsequently demolished with the site now occupied by modern housing. A ground photograph of this disguised pillbox is visible on the Kent History Forum. (2-3)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/549 6011-6012 01-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SWX23936.
<3> World Wide Web page (Unspecified Type). SWX23995.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/549 6011-6012 01-JUN-1942. |
| <3> | (No record type): World Wide Web page. |
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