Monument record TR 34 NE 432 - Coastal Defence/chain Home Low Station M3

Summary

The site of a Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station at Walmer. It was constructed in spring 1941 by the British Army to detect approaching ships and aircraft during the Second World War. CD/CHL sites opened from spring 1941 and comprised a brick or concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. Aerial photography from 1981 shows four curviform buildings and several building bases in reasonable condition at TR 373 492.

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Grid reference TR 3750 4920 (point)
Map sheet TR34NE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish WALMER, DOVER, KENT

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A Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low radar station located at Walmer (TR 375 492), called site M3. Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar stations were operated by the British Army to detect shipping and aircraft. CD/CHL sites opened from spring 1941 and comprised a brick or concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. (1)

A Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low radar station at Walmer. Aerial photography from 1981 shows four curviform buildings and several building bases in reasonable condition at TR 373 492. (2)


<1> Dobinson, C, 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 7. Acoustics and radar: England's early warning systems 1915-1945 (Bibliographic reference). SWX23709.

<2> Anderton, Michael J., World War Two Coastal Batteries (Bibliographic reference). SKE13158.

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Dobinson, C. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 7. Acoustics and radar: England's early warning systems 1915-1945.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Anderton, Michael J.. World War Two Coastal Batteries.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: LANDSCAPES OF WAR RECORDING PROJECT (EKE25900)

Record last edited

Sep 24 2026 4:35PM