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Monument record TR 23 NE 230 - Second World War Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station, Lydden Spout Battery
Summary
A Second World War Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946. Most of the structures of the site are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2007. Aerial photography from 1983 shows that two large rectilinear structures survive to the north of gun emplacements. Only a small area of this site extends into the project area of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2), and three structures have been drawn. The extent of the site has been outlined. This site is located adjacent to Lydden Spout coastal battery (NMR: 1423481), and the same barbed wire obstructions enclose both sites.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2858 3902 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 7. Acoustics and radar: England's early warning systems 1915-1945, pp 130,167 (Unspecified Type). SWX23709.
<2> Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two radar stations, pp 86 (Unspecified Type). SWX23713.
<3> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23842.
<4> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4007-4008 03-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23799.
<5> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23719.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX23709 (No record type): Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 7. Acoustics and radar: England's early warning systems 1915-1945. pp 130,167.
- <2> SWX23713 (No record type): Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two radar stations. pp 86.
- <3> SWX23842 (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number.
- <4> SWX23799 Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4007-4008 03-JAN-1946.
- <5> SWX23719 (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)
Record last edited
Feb 17 2014 1:47PM