Building record MWX51503 - 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 to the north of Lade. Three buildings may have housed pumping stations, and two more provided staff quarters. The site also included a large cylindrical tower, possibly for fuel storage, and two very large irregularly-shaped pits. By the time of the next available vertical aerial photograph of 1959; the cylindrical tank had been removed, and the pits had been filled in. The buildings which housed the pumping stations and staff accommodation lie either side of Leonard Road, and are still in use as houses today. These features were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 0826 2116 (47m by 34m) (5 map features)
Map sheet TR02SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23898.

<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23907.

<3> Oblique aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23618.

<4> RAF, 1959, NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959 (Photograph). SWX23876.

<5> World Wide Web page (Unspecified Type). SWX23989.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number.
  • <2> (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number.
  • <3> (No record type): Oblique aerial photograph reference number.
  • <4> Photograph: RAF. 1959. NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959.
  • <5> (No record type): World Wide Web page.

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 1:49PM