Monument record 1535587 - ST MARY'S BAY COASTAL BATTERY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 0905 2728 (-481770m by -481770m) (17 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR02NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ST MARY IN THE MARSH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The narrow trenches are centred at TR 0905 2728, and consist of three interconnected branches which extend across an area measuring approximately 60m north to south and 80m east to west. They appear to connect two pillboxes (Monument Numbers 1535203, 1535204) with an emergency coastal battery on the seafront (Monument Number 1485888). The aerial photographs of 1942 appear to show that each of the three trenches is crossed by two parallel lines of barbed wire (Monument Number 1535054). They are visible on vertical aerial photographs of 1942 as narrow ditches flanked in places on either side by narrow banks. They are still visible as extant earthworks on vertical aerial photographs of 1946, but no trace of them is visible on the vertical aerial photographs of 1983 (1-3).
<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/AC81 174-5 26-AUG-1942 (Photograph). SWX23894.
<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23809.
<3> 1983, NMR MAL/83019 032 12-JUL-1983 (Photograph). SWX23778.
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Parent of: Probable Second World War pillbox (Monument) (MWX51514)
- Parent of: Probable Second World War pillbox, St Marys Bay (Monument) (MWX51515)
- Parent of: Second World War barbed wire and scaffolding, St Marys Bay (Monument) (MWX51436)
- Part of: NEW ROMNEY EMERGENCY COASTAL BATTERY (Monument) (MWX51344)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)
Record last edited
Nov 25 2020 4:32PM