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Monument record TR 23 NW 499 - PILLBOX

Summary

A Second World War pillbox is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1945, though it has been demolished on aerial photograph taken in 1959. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).Cassini ref 679550

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 2409 3710 (7m by 10m)
Map sheet	TR23NW
Civil Parish	FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

Folkestone.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 679550

Description from record MWX51364:
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 679550. Folkestone. (1) A Second World War pillbox is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1945, though it has been demolished on aerial photograph taken in 1959. The site is centred on TR 2409 3710 and comprises a rectangular pill box which measures 9.5 metres long by 5.5 metres wide. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2)(2-3).

Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<2> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3006-3007 24-JUL-1945 (Photograph). SWX23827.

<3> RAF, 1959, NMR RAF/58/2778 F43 0097-0098 01-MAY-1959 (Photograph). SWX23879.

<4> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (5)

--- SKE13159 Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
<1> SWX23603 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database.
<2> SWX23827 Photograph: RAF. 1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3006-3007 24-JUL-1945.
<3> SWX23879 Photograph: RAF. 1959. NMR RAF/58/2778 F43 0097-0098 01-MAY-1959.
<4> SKE32029 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jul 27 2026 1:02PM