Monument record TR 34 SW 1068 - Former site of Pillbox near train ferry dock, Dover
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3194 4032 (point) Approximate |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Former site of a WW2 Pillbox, built by June 1940, near train ferry dock, Dover. Built of reinforced concrete and has now been destroyed. It was obsereved from Military aerial photographs during the S E Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment. A type 22 pillbox, measuring 3.8m in diameter positioned between railway lines at the western docks. It was first observed in June 1942 and is clearly visible on an oblique aerial photograph Dovers western docks taken in 1947, though had been demolished by April 1950. (1-3)
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, David Burridge (F.S.G./K.D.R.G./P.S.G.) (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project, Dover Defences Scheme, June 1940: P.R.O. W0166/1343 (Digital archive). SKE32029.
<3> Britain from above, 1948, The Western Docks and the Western Heights, Dover, 1948 (Photograph). SKE51739.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE6447 Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. David Burridge (F.S.G./K.D.R.G./P.S.G.).
- <2> SKE32029 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project. Dover Defences Scheme, June 1940: P.R.O. W0166/1343.
- <3>XY SKE51739 Photograph: Britain from above. 1948. The Western Docks and the Western Heights, Dover, 1948. EAW007615. [Mapped feature: #17461 Pillbox, ]
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Jun 7 2019 11:51AM