Monument record MWX51501 - Possible Twentieth Century pontoon
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 0684 1658 (point) Centred |
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Map sheet | TR01NE |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
25-FEB-1947 Position 50 54 36N 000 56 42E. 21-OCT-1959 Area surveyed without positive results, a visual examination was made at LW and bottom sweeps carried out. Nothing located. 09-APR-1975 Not found, no close search. General sea bed depth by echosounder 1m. The beached remains of what appears to be a simple rectangular pontoon are centred at TR 0685 1659. It lies 335m to the south-east of the Coastguard Lookout at the Dengmarsh Gut Shafts. It measures approximately six metres by nine metres in size. The pontoon is most clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs of 1941. By the time of the next available vertical aerial photographs of 1946, the possible pontoon was no longer visible at this location. This record may be duplicated by Monument Number 812977 (2-4).
<1> Hydrographic Office, Hydrographic Office wreck index (Unpublished document). SWX23587.
<2> RAF, 1941, NMR RAF/GHQ/106 0095-6 14-MAY-1941 (Photograph). SWX23614.
<3> RAF, 1941, NMR TR0616/11 RAF/GHQ/156 0638 27-MAY-1941 (Photograph). SWX23625.
<4> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1725 3094-5 10-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23820.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX23587 Unpublished document: Hydrographic Office. Hydrographic Office wreck index.
- <2> SWX23614 Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR RAF/GHQ/106 0095-6 14-MAY-1941.
- <3> SWX23625 Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR TR0616/11 RAF/GHQ/156 0638 27-MAY-1941.
- <4> SWX23820 Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1725 3094-5 10-SEPT-1946.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)
Record last edited
Jan 24 2014 1:33PM