Monument record TR 37 SE 1353 - Chain Home Low Station CHL03B transmitter/receiver block, Foreness Point

Summary

A transmitter site of Second World War date was visible as a structure in RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-1941.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3838 7137 (18m by 28m)
Map sheet TR37SE
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Position of Chain Home aerial mast as seen on 1946 aerial. (1)

A transmitter site of Second World War date was visible as a structure in RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-1941. The transmitter/receiver block was oriented north-south towards the southern side of the Chain Home Low station. It had been removed by 1951 when the site was being converted into a ROTOR station.

This feature was recorded as a demolished structure in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. It was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2-4)


<1> RAF, 1946/7, 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run (Photograph). SKE31381.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-1941 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/58/742 V 5065 16-JUL-1951 (Archive). SKE57101.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1946/7. 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run. Black and White. Print.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/380 STBD 906 15-DEC-1941.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/58/742 V 5065 16-JUL-1951.
  • <4> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Jan 9 2025 12:21PM