Monument record TR 36 SE 549 - Pillbox, east of the Lido, St Edward's Promenade

On the coast W of Ramsgate.Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences]. (1)

Rectangular pillbox located seaward of Prince Edward's Promenade, Ramsgate and mapped from military aerial photographs. This structure was mapped from military aerial photographs as part of the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. It was first visible in February 1941 (1) and has been removed by May 1942 (2). It measures 4.7m by 4.5m. (2)

A Second World War pillbox is visible as a structure on RAF/26J/BR267 12 22-FEB-1941. The feature has been demolished on the latest EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 03-2022 ACCESSED 27-02-2024. (3-4)

The pillbox is visible at TR 3717 6414 on RAF aerial photographs taken in 1941 and mapped as part of the Historic England Ramsgate HAZ project. The structure is square and measures c.4.5m across, possibly a Type 26 pillbox. Now removed. (5)

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 Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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

<2> , Sheet (Blatt) 1/37 (Cartographic materials). SKE13157.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/26J/BR267 12 22-FEB-1941 (Archive). SKE57101.

<4> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 03-2022 ACCESSED 27-02-2024 (Archive). SKE57111.

<5> RAF, 1941, RAF/26J/BR267 12 22-FEB-1941 (Photograph). SKE55747.