TR 23 NW 219 - Capel Battery - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 23 NW 219 - Capel Battery

Summary

Second World War coastal battery. Summary from record 1416952: A Second World War artillery battery at Capel was built between 1941 and 1942 and manned by 520 Coast Regiment Royal Artillery. The battery mounted three eight-inch coastal guns. Aerial photographs show all but one of the buildings on the site have been demolished on aerial photographs taken in 1966. Cropmarks and earthworks are visible on aerial photographs taken in 2007, several underground structures survive, and the eastern side of the site has been remodelled into the Battle of Britain memorial. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).

Location

Grid reference	TR 245 380 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR23NW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	CAPEL-LE-FERNE, DOVER, KENT

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C. Dobson, 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England: Coast Artillery 1900-1956 (Monograph). SKE52187.

<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2012, Report on evaluation trenching at the Battle of Britain Memorial site, Capel-le-Ferne (Unpublished document). SKE18006.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<4> Dobinson, C., 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956, 6.1 pp 152-161 (Monograph). SWX23710.

<5> Dobinson, C., 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956, 6.2 pp 250 (Monograph). SWX23711.

<6> ?, Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries, pp 90 (Unspecified Type). SWX23712.

<7> The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust. Construction of Capel Battery Site - 1942 (Website). SWX23997.

<8> Colin G., 2006, Subterranean History: Capel and Folkestone Batteries (Website). SWX23984.

<9> BBC, Wartime tunnels to be auctioned (Website). SWX23983.

<10> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/549 6031-6032 01-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SWX23943.

<11> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3007-3008 24-JUL-1945 (Photograph). SWX23828.

<12> RAF, 1966, NMR RAF/V58/7170 0152-0153 06-JAN-1966 (Photograph). SWX23947.

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--- SKE52187 Monograph: C. Dobson. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England: Coast Artillery 1900-1956.
<1> SKE6447 Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG.
<2> SKE18006 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2012. Report on evaluation trenching at the Battle of Britain Memorial site, Capel-le-Ferne.
<3> SWX23603 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database.
<4> SWX23710 Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956. 6.1 pp 152-161.
<5> SWX23711 Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956. 6.2 pp 250.
<6> SWX23712 (No record type): ?. Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries. pp 90.
<7> SWX23997 Website: The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust. Construction of Capel Battery Site - 1942.
<8> SWX23984 Website: Colin G.. 2006. Subterranean History: Capel and Folkestone Batteries.
<9> SWX23983 Website: BBC. Wartime tunnels to be auctioned.
<10> SWX23943 Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/549 6031-6032 01-JUN-1942.
<11> SWX23828 Photograph: RAF. 1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3007-3008 24-JUL-1945.
<12> SWX23947 Photograph: RAF. 1966. NMR RAF/V58/7170 0152-0153 06-JAN-1966.

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation at the Battle of Britain Memorial site, Capel-le-Ferne (Ref: BBMC-EV-12) (EKE12441)
Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jul 17 2019 1:15PM