Building record MWX51502 - Second World War PLUTO (Pipeline Under The Ocean) pumping station

Summary

A Second World War PLUTO (Pipeline Under The Ocean) pumping station is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as extant buildings and structures just to the west of The Old Battery at Dungeness. These features were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference TR 0874 1868 (point)
Map sheet TR01NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> http://www.romneymarshguesthouses.co.uk/pluto.html (Website). SWX23991.

<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1725 4090-91 10-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23826.

<3> 1962, NMR MAL/62513 97949-97950 11-APR-1962 (Photograph). SWX23769.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Website: http://www.romneymarshguesthouses.co.uk/pluto.html.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1725 4090-91 10-SEPT-1946.
  • <3> Photograph: 1962. NMR MAL/62513 97949-97950 11-APR-1962.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Jan 24 2014 1:45PM