MKE125951 - Chain Home Low Station CHL03B huts, Foreness Point

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Monument record MKE125951 - Chain Home Low Station CHL03B huts, Foreness Point

Summary

Two huts forming part of a Chain Home Low Station of Second World War date were visible as structures in RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-1941 and RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7047 04-APR-1946.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 3831 7145 (19m by 40m)
Map sheet	TR37SE
Civil Parish	MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT

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Full Description

Two huts forming part of a Chain Home Low Station of Second World War date were visible as structures in RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-1941 and RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7047 04-APR-1946 .The larger hut was positioned alongside a barbed wire entanglement and had been removed by 1951 when the site was being converted to a ROTOR station.

They were recorded as demolished structures on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-4)

<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7047 04-APR-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-194 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/58/742 V 5065 16-JUL-1951 (Archive). SKE57101.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7047 04-APR-1946.
<2> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-194.
<3> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/58/742 V 5065 16-JUL-1951.
<4> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.

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None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Chain Home Low Station CHL03B, Foreness Point (Monument) (TR 37 SE 1358)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Jan 9 2025 12:08PM