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Monument record TR 02 SW 9 - Second World War Diver Anti Aircraft Battery and military trenches
Summary
Diver battery. 57 Brigade 8x7.3 inch battery. A number of slit trenches can be seen in the area surrounding the battery in 1946 aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 02196 23223 (227m by 313m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR02SW |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | OLD ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery near Newland Farm, deployed here by 29th August 1944. It was progressively equipped with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc static guns on Pile platforms, Predictor AA No.10 and Radar AA No.3 Mark V radars, and was manned by 450 Battery of 149 (Mobile) Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Rye Section of 57 Anti Aircraft Brigade Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery.
Group of short zig-zag slit trenches associated with a loop of concrete road. Area within TR 02422350-TR 02002330-TR 02552295. (1)
<1> AP (RAF CPE/UK 1752 F3028; 21 9 46) (OS Card Reference). SKE34133.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE34133 OS Card Reference: AP (RAF CPE/UK 1752 F3028; 21 9 46). [Mapped feature: #106884 trench, ]
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)
Record last edited
Nov 4 2021 2:42PM