Monument record TR 34 SW 822 - Upper Rd pillbox(1)
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3434 4297 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
Map
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Full Description
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Condition : Destroyed
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Type 24 Pillbox eastern harbour Dover, Swingate, Upper Road, observed in military aerial photographs during the S E Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. Pentagon in shape the pillbox is approximately 5m in width and almost surrounded by barbed wire some 30m to 40m away. 80m to the south a barrage ballon complex was positioned and 150m to the west the Chain Home Radar Station was situated. It was mapped from photography taken in December 1945 [1]. It was first observed in December 1941 [2] and last visible in August 1968 [3] but demolished by July 1983 [4].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
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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) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Jan 18 2013 12:24PM