Monument record MWX51336 - Capel Court Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery

Summary

A Second World War coastal battery is visible as earthworks and structures on aerial photographs taken in 1946, though the earthworks have been levelled and the structures removed on aerial photographs taken in 1966. The site is at Capel Court, and is listed as being unarmed in 1942. The site comprises four gun emplacements, three military buildings, one of which is surrounded by a berm and two probable gunposts. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).

Location

Grid reference TR 2579 3856 (point)
Map sheet TR23NE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish CAPEL-LE-FERNE, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Dobinson, C, 1996, Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 1. Anti-aircraft artillery : England's air defence gunsites, 1914-46, pp 362 (Monograph). SWX23706.

<2> RAF, 1966, NMR RAF/58/7170 0153-0154 06-JAN-1966 (Photograph). SWX23882.

<3> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4001-4002 03-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23795.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Dobinson, C. 1996. Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 1. Anti-aircraft artillery : England's air defence gunsites, 1914-46. pp 362.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1966. NMR RAF/58/7170 0153-0154 06-JAN-1966.
  • <3> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4001-4002 03-JAN-1946.

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) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jan 17 2014 4:38PM