Monument record MWX43056 - Second World War military structure (possible pillbox) located close to Broadstairs Harbour
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 39710 67458 (4m by 3m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Second World War military structure located close to Broadstairs Harbour in Victoria Gardens. It is first visible, and has been mapped from, aerial photographs taken in January 1941 [1] and is gone by April 1946 [2]. The structure measures 4.3m by 3.4m, and is a possible pillbox.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].
A Second World War pillbox is visible as an extant structure on RAF/HLA/347/3 10 30-MAY-1942. (4)
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.
<4> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/347/3 10 30-MAY-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <3> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping.
- <3> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
- <3> SWX15705 Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.
- <4> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/347/3 10 30-MAY-1942.
Finds (0)
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
Nov 11 2024 4:51PM