Monument record MKE124018 - Extensive defences of barbed wire entanglement, Minnis Bay

Summary

A defended area with barbed wire entanglements extending between Birchington and Plumbpudding Island, the beach and the railwayline visible on aerial photographs RAF/S647 V 36 06-NOV-1941 and RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7061 04-APR-1946.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2785 6928 (1177m by 353m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

A defended area with barbed wire entanglements extending between Birchington and Plumbpudding Island, the beach and the railwayline visible on aerial photographs RAF/S647 V 36 06-NOV-1941 and RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7061 04-APR-1946. This was one of a series of methods employed to protect this low-lying area of the coast with out cliffs to protect the land from invasion from the sea. All trace of the defences have bee removed. (1-2)


Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/S647 V 36 06-NOV-1941 (Archive). SKE57101.

Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7061 04-APR-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/S647 V 36 06-NOV-1941.
  • --- Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7061 04-APR-1946.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Oct 23 2024 1:43PM