Building record TR 34 NE 288 - Walmer Fougasse

Originally a secion of road with walls on both sides, concrete bastions behind the walls stopped any vehicle going through the wall. The wall had nozzles built into it. When an enemy tank came along the road was set on fire with a flamable liquid being sprayed from the nozzles. This stopped the tank by starving its engine of oxygen, burnt the tank and crew, this also caused an obstruction for following vehicles. Now only one side of the road still has the wall.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : moderate
Date of visit : 23/07/07

This flame trap was constructed on both sides of the road. On the E side of the road the Walmer Brewery and flame trap site have been demolished. On the W side the fougasse is extant. From the road it looks like a brick wall, but there are pipes coming from the wall at a height of 3 ft and at intervals of 6ft - 8ft. There were also originally large concrete blocks on either side of the road. Tanks of flammable fluid were a short distance further along the road; these fed the pipes in the wall.

Flame projecting installation (Sector 6). Cassini ref 805675. Complete by 1 November 1940. 2 hand pumps. Dover Road, Walmer. (1)

Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE14178.

Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske14178.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.