Building record TR 35 SE 703 - Walmer Castle Pillbox
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3760 5022 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR35SE |
Civil Parish | DEAL, DOVER, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
This pillbox is built of concrete with brick shuttering. Originally with normal loopholes and lower loopholes for Boy's Anti-tank rifles. At a later date three sides of the pillbox have been strengthend to twice the wall thickness and the lower loopholes have been blocked up.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : Can be seen from footpath across meadow
Tourism Potential :
Condition : good
Date of visit : 18/06/07
Description from record TR 35 SE 385:
WW2 pillbox, a reinforced type 24, in afield next to Walmer Castle. Concrete construction, good condition (1)
Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE14140.
Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske14140.
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
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Record last edited
Oct 1 2013 11:51AM