Monument record 1533410 - Extensive beachfront Second World War barbed wire defences are visible on aerial photographs of 1943
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 0896 1918 (-489780m by -489780m) (24 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR01NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This group of barbed wire defences is centred at TR 0896 1918, and is visible on vertical aerial photographs of 1946. The occasionally double lines of barbed wire extend approximately 2.3km along the beach, adjacent to the seaward side of Coast Drive. From the point of the Lifeboat Station, two parallel lines of barbed wire obstruction extend inland at right angles to the beach, before turning north-eastwards. This intermittent inland stretch is visible on aerial photographs for a maximum of approximately 570m. Just south of the junction between Coast Drive and Kerton Road, a second inland stretch is visible on aerial photographs for approximately 278m ENE to WSW. By the time of the vertical aerial photographs of 1983; no sign of the barbed wire was visible (1-2).
<1> RAF, 1943, NMR RAF/AC81 194-5 26-AUG-1943 (Photograph). SWX23900.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23776.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
- Parent of: Possible WWII gun emplacement or weapons pit, and a possible bunker or air-raid shelter (Monument) (MWX51507)
- Part of: An extensive stretch of Second World War anti-invasion beach scaffolding related to Dungeness West Coastal Battery (Monument) (1533475)
- Part of: Possible Second World War bomb crater, Denge Marsh (Monument) (MWX51491)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)
Record last edited
Jun 30 2014 4:52PM