Monument record TR 36 NW 1071 - Gun emplacements and slit trenches, RAF Manston

Summary

Gun emplacements and slit trenches of Second World War date were visible as earthworks and levelled earthworks in RAF/HLA/407 V 78 28-FEB-1942 and RAF/HLA/564 V 6012 01-JUN-1942.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3273 6668 (133m by 56m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (6)

Full Description

NW of Manston.Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 770845. Possibly part of RAF Manston defences. (1)

Three gun emplacements and two slit trenches of Second World War date were visible as earthworks and levelled earthworks in RAF/HLA/407 V 78 28-FEB-1942 and RAF/HLA/564 V 6012 01-JUN-1942. A large gun emplacement partially enclosed by an arc of earthwork bank may be the feature mentioned by authority (1), although its central gun position appears to have been vacated by the time of this photography.

A second levelled gun position and a third still extant as an earthwork at that time stand just to the west. Two revetted slit trenches occupy the mid-ground of this area which was partially enclosed by a barbed wire entanglement. These features formed part of the defences of RAF Manston's north-west flank. They were recorded as levelled earthworks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. They were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2-4)


<1> Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/407 V 78 28-FEB-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6012 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/407 V 78 28-FEB-1942.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6012 01-JUN-1942.
  • <4> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2024 10:42AM