Monument record MWX51501 - Possible Twentieth Century pontoon

Summary

A possible Twentieth Century pontoon is visible on vertical aerial photographs of 1941 in shallow water on the beach to the east of the Coastguard Lookout at the Dengemarsh Gut Shafts. It was no longer visible at this location by the time of the next available vertical aerial photograph of 1946. This feature has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference TR 0684 1658 (point) Centred
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 Hydrographic Office, Hydrographic Office wreck index (Unpublished document).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> Unpublished document: Hydrographic Office. Hydrographic Office wreck index.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR RAF/GHQ/106 0095-6 14-MAY-1941.
  • <3> Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR TR0616/11 RAF/GHQ/156 0638 27-MAY-1941.
  • <4> 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