Monument record MKE123734 - Site of Second World War road block defences in Chislet Marshes

Summary

Site of Second World War road block gun emplacements in Chislet Marshes Chislet Marshes visible earthworks in RAF/106G/UK/1724 RS 4038 10-SEP-1946. The features were later noted as levelled earthworks on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2351 6760 (196m by 191m)
Map sheet TR26NW
Civil Parish HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Site of Second World War road block gun emplacements in Chislet Marshes Chislet Marshes visible earthworks in RAF/106G/UK/1724 RS 4038 10-SEP-1946. The features were later noted as levelled earthworks on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.These features comprised a three lines of gun emplacements and two pillboxes (MKE123730 & MKE123733) located on an embankment to the south of a road block on the road - Thanet Way - forming part of a three-sided rectangle of defences around the southern side of the road made. These features were subsequently noted as demolished on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.This site was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024.(1-2)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1962, Historic England Archive RAF oblique aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1724 RS 4038 10-SEP-1946 (Archive). SKE57103.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1962. Historic England Archive RAF oblique aerial photographs. RAF/106G/UK/1724 RS 4038 10-SEP-1946.
  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Mar 4 2025 2:53PM