Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Square pillbox located on Stebbing Down with ten probable bomb craters seen in its vicinity in 1945. The craters were not visible in 1942. Photography taken in 2007 showed the area to be wooded, thus it is possible that the craters remain; the pillbox was still visible in 2007.

Monument Types

• BOMB CRATER (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
• PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Square pillbox approx 16ft square with overhanging roof slab. Brick-shuttered, 2ft thick walls and 2 embrasures per wall. The type seems to be peculiar to Dover.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : Very overgrown
Tourism Potential : Perhaps as part of heritage trail
Condition : good
Date of visit :


This pillbox may also be represented by the record Mke42100.

Ten probable bomb craters were seen in the vicinity of the pillbox on aerial photography taken in 1945 [1]. These features were not visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 [2]. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [3] showed the area to be wooded, thus it is possible that the features were present under the canopy.

A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.

<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3040 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.

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