Monument record TR 36 NE 2655 - A possible Second World War pillbox

Summary

A Second World War pillbox visible on wartime RAF aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3553 6512 (6m by 6m)
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A Second World War pillbox at TR 3554 6513 visible on wartime RAF aerial photographs. The pillbox sits NW of the junction between the A299 Canterbury Road West and the A256 Haine Road in a defended nodal point supporting the two roadblocks on these roads over the railway. No trace of any of these defences remain. (1-2)


<1> RAF, 1942, RAF/HLA/386 910 02-JAN-1942 (Photograph). SKE58478.

<2> RAF, 1946, RAF 106G/UK/1131 4003 17-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SKE58472.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF/HLA/386 910 02-JAN-1942. RAF/HLA/386 910 02-JAN-1942.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1131 4003 17-JAN-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1131 4003 17-JAN-1946.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Air Photograph Interpretation, Ramsgate (EKE22367)

Record last edited

Aug 7 2025 11:03AM