Possible Second World War gun emplacements are visible on aerial photographs on the Dymchurch sea wall taken in 1942 and 1946. The gun emplacements may be the coastal battery recorded as Monument Number 1422545. The possible emplacements were subsequently removed after the war. Summary from record 1422545: A Second World War coastal battery for 4 x 6-inch breech-loading guns located at Dymchurch. The exact location of the coastal battery was not determined on aerial photographs at this location, however there are possible gun emplacements on the sea wall (Monument Number: 1531491) which may in fact be the coastal battery.