Monument record MWX51506 - Possible WWII blast shelter

Summary

A possible WWII blast shelter is visible on vertical aerial photographs of 1946 as an open-topped banked rectilinear earthwork between Lade and Greatstone-on-Sea. There is no sign of this structure on the vertical aerial photographs of 1959. This feature has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference TR 0821 2146 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR02SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A possible WWII blast shelter is visible on vertical aerial photographs of 1946 as an open-topped banked rectilinear earthwork between Lade and Greatstone-on-Sea. There is no sign of this structure on the vertical aerial photographs of 1959. This feature has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. This possible WWII blast shelter is centred at TR 0822 2146, between Leonard Road and the Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway (Monument Number 1357333). It consists of an open-topped rectilinear banked structure measuring approximately nine metres SSE to NNW and seven metres WSW to ENE. The protected overlapping entrance is on the western (inland) side. By the time of the vertical aerial photographs of 1959; no trace of this structure remains (1-2).


<1> 1946, NMR CPE/UK/1752 3002-3 21-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23759.

<2> RAF, 1959, NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959 (Photograph). SWX23876.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: 1946. NMR CPE/UK/1752 3002-3 21-SEPT-1946.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1959. NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Jan 24 2014 2:12PM