TR 34 SW 832 - Shakespeare Beach pillbox - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 34 SW 832 - Shakespeare Beach pillbox

Summary

Probable Type 22 pillbox, western Shakespeare Beach, Dover.

Location

Grid reference	TR 3093 3998 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	TR33NW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

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Condition : Destroyed
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WWII Type 22 (hexagon shaped) Pillbox situated at the western end of Shakespeare Beach in Dover, approximately 15m south from the railway line. With dimensions of approximately 5m from corner to opposite corner. It was mapped using aerial photography from June 1942 [1], although was first observed in February 1941 [2]. It was still visible in aerial photography in September 1945 [3] but was later observed as demolished by December 1945 [4].

08/06/40, Dover Defences (Map). SKE14227.

08/06/40, Dover Defences (Map). Ske14227.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14228.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14228.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14229.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14229.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14230.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14230.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14231.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14231.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14232.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14232.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14233.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14233.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14234.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14234.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14235.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14235.

08/06/40, Map (Map). SKE14236.

08/06/40, Map (Map). Ske14236.

Sources/Archives (20)

--- SKE14227 Map: 08/06/40. Dover Defences.
--- SKE14227 Map: 08/06/40. Dover Defences.
--- SKE14228 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14228 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14229 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14229 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14230 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14230 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14231 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14231 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14232 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14232 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14233 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14233 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14234 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14234 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14235 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14235 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14236 Map: 08/06/40. Map.
--- SKE14236 Map: 08/06/40. Map.

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Jan 18 2013 12:07PM