Monument record TR 23 NW 499 - PILLBOX

Summary

Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 679550 Summary from record MWX51364: 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).

Location

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

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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

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) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2014 10:51AM