Building record TR 36 NW 666 - Second World War semi-sunken brick building, located on Windsor Road.

Summary

A Second World War semi-sunken long narrow brick building was assessed in 2014.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3476 6519 (1m by 0m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A historic building assessment took place in Windsor Road in 2014 in light of the proposed re-development of a Second World War building. The structure is a long, narrow structure of yellow brick, laid in english bond standing partly bellow ground level under a flat concrete roof in the garden of Bay View. The building is aligned north-east to south-west. There is evidence of the buildings' presence in 1944 aerial photographs taken due to a new runway at Manston Airport, the structure may therefore be associated with the new runway. However it may have been used as an ammunition store by the military or just a shelter. (1)

It is also possible that the building could have been constructed as a Cold War bunker although it currently functions as a privately owned garage. (2)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust LTD, 2014, Historic building assessment. Second World War Building at Bay View, Windsor Road, Ramsgate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31237.

<2> KCC, 2016, Survey of Buildings and Structures Associated with Manston Airport and the Surrounding Areas. (Unpublished document). SKE31558.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust LTD. 2014. Historic building assessment. Second World War Building at Bay View, Windsor Road, Ramsgate, Kent.
  • <2> Unpublished document: KCC. 2016. Survey of Buildings and Structures Associated with Manston Airport and the Surrounding Areas..

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic building assessment. Second World War Building at Bay View, Windsor Road, Ramsgate, Kent (Ref: F/TH/14/0160) (EKE14679)

Record last edited

Apr 1 2016 12:15PM