Listed Building record TR 34 SW 452 - Receiver Building at Swingate Radar Station, St Margarets at Cliffe

Summary

The site was an operational RAF radar station from the late 1930s to 1945 and again under the ROTOR programme (Early Warning System) from 1950 - 1955/6. Perhaps its most important function was as one of the Chain home stations during the Battle of Britain providing low level raid cover for the south Channel coast across the shortest crossing point of the Channel. On the site, still in use by BBC, there survives some of the transmitting masts, concrete bases of several receiving masts, the transmitting control room and stand-by generator.

Location

Grid reference TR 33863 43215 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD170 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<7> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3442 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<8> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3443 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD170.
  • <7> Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3442 28-APR-2007_Updates.
  • <8> Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3443 28-APR-2007_Updates.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Swingate Chain Home Station Visit (Ref: KD170) (EKE5801)

Related Thematic Articles (1)

Record last edited

Jun 13 2024 2:40PM