Monument record TR 34 SW 2108 - Remains of Nissen huts or possible magazine associated with an Anti Aircraft Battery, Western Heights, Dover

Summary

The site of an Anti Aircraft Battery is visible on aerial photographs from the 1940’s, today little of the battery is visible but on the terrace on which it was situated is a rectangular depression, 14.0m long, up to 8.0m wide and 1.0m deep; the site of one of the Nissen huts. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3156 4126 (24m by 18m) (6 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Summarised from report:

The site of an Anti Aircraft Battery is visible on aerial photographs from the 1940’s, today little of the battery is visible but on the terrace on which it was situated is a rectangular depression, 14.0m long, up to 8.0m wide and 1.0m deep; the site of one of the Nissen huts. Remains of brick walls can be seen at both ends, 0.22m thick and surviving up to 0.8m high, both have entrances 0.9m wide. Although its function is unknown, the hut might have been a magazine, its sunken position providing some protection against blast and bombardment. There is no surface trace of the second Nissen hut, though its site is at the south western end of the complex. (1)


<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945 (Unpublished document). SKE17506.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945. [Mapped feature: #92858 Nissen Hut/Magazine, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the miscellaneous structures associated with Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11883)

Record last edited

Jul 5 2018 2:43PM