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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 NW 676 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Pillbox Sandwich |
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Summary
Concrete World War Two pillbox, part of the coastal crust. Mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3465 5740 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1944 AD?)
Full description
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Concrete Pillbox
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : moderate
Date of visit : 26/06/07
This structure was mapped from military aerial photographs as part of the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. The rectangular building measures 4.65m by 4m and was first digitised from photographs taken in April 1946 [1]. It is still visible in April 2007 [2].
Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE14142.
Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske14142.
<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3457 22-APR-2007 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Verbal communication: Verbal Communication. |
| <2> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3457 22-APR-2007. |
Related records
| MWX43485 | Parent of: Pillbox west of Great Downs Bridge, near Sandwich (Monument) |
| MWX43486 | Parent of: Pillbox west of The Forks, near Sandwich (Monument) |
