Monument record MWX51375 - Second World War pillbox, St Marys Bay

Summary

A Second World War pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 to the north of what was then the northern end of St Marys Bay. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference TR 0936 2810 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR02NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Full Description

The pillbox is centred at TR 0937 2810, and measures approximately five metres across. It appears to be a Type 24 pillbox. The pillbox is in close proximity to other Second World War defensive features, such as another Type 24 pillbox to the north-east (Monument Number 1535487), and a road block to the south-east (Monument Number 1535576). By the time of vertical aerial photographs of 1983; the pillbox appears to have been removed. This area has subsequently been developed for housing with the expansion of St Marys Bay, and the site of the former pillbox is now in the back garden of a house on the southern side of Brookside (1-3).


<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23809.

<2> 1983, NMR MAL/83019 034-41 12-JUL-1983 (Photograph). SWX23781.

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  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946.
  • <2> Photograph: 1983. NMR MAL/83019 034-41 12-JUL-1983.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2014 12:44PM