Building record TR 23 NW 562 - A rectangular Second World War reinforced concrete thick-walled pillbox and Anti Tank Pimple

Pillbox t south of road and solitary anti-tank pimple to north
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Possibly
Condition : good
Date of visit :

Description from record MWX51517:
Rectangular thick-walled pillbox approx. 12 feet by 10 feet. Embrasures to E and W; blast-protected entrance to S. Remains of Turnbull mounts in embrasures. [Narrowly missed by recently constructed pipeline]. Two anti-tank pimples in hedge on opposite side of lane approx 10m South.

Rectangular pillbox with L-shaped integral entrance on S side. NW embrasure covers hill and valley towards Hawkinge: SE side covers field and houses of Capel-le-Ferne. There are no other embrasures. Central dividing wall opposite entrance. Turnbull mounting. Cauldham Lane, Capel. East side of road, just north of Great Cauldham Farm. (1)

A rectangular Second World War reinforced concrete thick-walled pillbox is visible as a building on aerial photographs. The pillbox is still extant on aerial photographs taken in 2007. The pillbox is located at TR 24520 38984 on the east side of cauldham Lane, just north of Great Cauldham Farm. The pillbox was constructed to defend the point where an anti tank ditch (1533049) crossed Cauldham Lane. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2) (2-3)

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<2> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3026-3027 24-JUL-1945 (Photograph). SWX23833.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.