Monument record MWX51487 - Second World War light (Diver) anti aircraft battery, Hythe Ranges

Summary

A possible Second World War battery is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The battery is located within the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850) south of Nickolls Quarry and comprises of a linear arrangement of seven irregular, circular banks, which may be the locations of light anti-aircraft guns. Two other possible battery sites are visible on the aerial photographs to the northeast (Monument Number 1532980; 1532982). Three Light Anti Aircraft Batterys have been recorded in documents within the Hythe Ranges (Monument Number 1478157, 1477681 and 1478161) but none of these were visible on the historical photographs at the given locations and no records coincide with those sites described above. It may be that the OS Grid References given in the documentary evidence are wrong and the Second World War batteries described in the records are actually those visible on the aerial photographs at different locations.

Location

Grid reference TR 1341 3271 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR13SW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23802.

<2> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 213, 222 (Monograph). SWX23707.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946.
  • <2> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945. pp 213, 222.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (6)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Jan 24 2014 10:34AM