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Building record TR 34 SW 473 - Second World War Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop, Dover Western Heights
Summary
On the north face of the Heights, some 500m north-east of the North Entrance on the south side of the North Military Road, is a reinforced-concrete walled compound let into the hillside. The compound contains a reinforced-concrete Instrument Workshop used during the Second World War by the 7th Coastal Defence Maintenance Unit (7 CDMU) of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 31431 41198 (19m by 24m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945 (Unpublished document). SKE17506.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE6447 Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG.
- <2>XY SKE17506 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945. [Mapped feature: #17196 Workshop, ]
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the miscellaneous structures associated with Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11883)
Record last edited
Jul 4 2018 4:02PM