Source/Archive record (Digital archive) SKE32029 - Defence of Britain Project

Title	Defence of Britain Project
Author/Originator	Council for British Archaeology
Date/Year	2002

Abstract/Summary

The Defence of Britain Project databases were created from field and documentary work carried out between April 1995 and December 2001. The purpose of the Project was to record the 20th century militarised landscape of the United Kingdom, and to inform the responsible heritage agencies at both local and national level with a view to the future preservation of surviving structures

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Description

online database

Location

Archaeology Data Service online

Referenced Monuments (95)

TQ 95 SW 54 (Site of) Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Lenham (Monument)
TQ 75 SE 134 (Site of) Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Linton (Monument)
TQ 66 SE 50 (Site of) Snodland Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post (Monument)
TR 26 SW 82 (Site of) Upstreet Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post (Monument)
TQ 44 NE 202 A military bridge crosses the River Eden (Monument)
TR 06 SE 1368 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TQ 97 SE 1096 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 24 NE 356 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TQ 56 NW 340 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 16 SE 319 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 37 SE 1477 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 36 NW 1427 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 06 SW 1555 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TQ 86 SE 363 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TQ 83 SE 333 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 26 NE 1389 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TQ 77 SW 1170 A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 23 NW 847 A World War Two pillbox and anti-aircraft battery emplacement at Hawkinge Airfield. (Monument)
TR 23 NW 848 A World War Two pillbox at Hawkinge Airfield (Monument)
TR 23 NW 846 A World War Two pillbox at the former Hawkinge Airfield (Building)
TR 34 SW 469 Arp wardens post, elms vale junction (Monument)
TQ 57 SW 329 Dartford Heath Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery (Monument)
TQ 73 NE 33 Former Royal Observer Core Underground Monitoring Post, Cranbrook (Monument)
TR 05 NW 42 Former Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post (Site of), Sheldwich Lees (Monument)
TR 34 SW 1068 Former site of Pillbox near train ferry dock, Dover (Monument)
TR 34 SW 1065 Former site of type 22 Pillbox on sea front, Dover (Monument)
TR 34 SW 1067 Former site of WWII type 22 pillbox, Prince of Wales’ pier, Dover (Monument)
TR 13 SW 19 Hythe Sound Mirror (Monument)
TR 23 NW 845 Kent Battle Of Britain Museum (Building)
TQ 67 SW 370 Northumberland Bottom Anti-Aircraft Battery and Camp (Site of) (Monument)
TR 23 NW 549 PICKETT HAMILTON FORT (Monument)
TR 23 NW 554 PICKETT HAMILTON FORT (Monument)
TR 33 NW 54 Pier Extension Battery, Admiralty Pier, Dover Harbour (Monument)
TR 23 NW 527 PILLBOX (AIR MINISTRY PATTERN) (Monument)
TR 23 NW 541 PILLBOX (Monument)
TR 23 NW 533 PILLBOX (Monument)
TR 23 NW 477 PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111) (Monument)
TR 23 NW 487 Pillboxes, Folkestone (inexact location) (Monument)
TR 34 SW 1063 Possible former site of a Pillbox on Marine Parade, Dover (Monument)
TR 34 SW 1060 Possible former site of Pillbox at shakespeare beach, Dover (Monument)
TR 34 SW 796 Possible former site of pillbox near Shakespeare Beach, Dover (Monument)
TR 34 SW 2214 Possible former site of WWII Pillbox near Dovers Western Docks (Monument)
TR 34 SW 2215 Possible former site of WWII Pillbox near Dovers Western Docks (Monument)
TR 03 SW 131 Remains of five Second World War air raid shelters (Monument)
TR 24 SW 116 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TR 24 SW 117 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TR 24 SW 118 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TR 24 SW 118 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TR 34 SW 2912 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TQ 44 NW 190 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TQ 86 NW 1218 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TQ 76 SW 523 Remains of Second World War air raid shelter at Holborugh Marshes. (Monument)
TQ 44 NE 203 Remains of second World War Morrison air raid shelter (Monument)
TR 25 SW 155 Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Barham (Building)
TQ 44 NE 34 Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Edenbridge (Monument)
TQ 97 SW 67 Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Furze Hill (Monument)
TQ 67 SW 183 Royal Observer Corps post west of Southfleet Road, Swanscombe (Monument)
TQ 77 NW 1206 Royal Observer Corps Post, Cliffe (Building)
TQ 86 SW 31 Royal observer corps post, near Meresborough, Gillingham (Monument)
TQ 94 NW 48 Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, Pluckley (Monument)
TR 04 SW 126 Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, Sevington (Monument)
TQ 87 NW 44 Royal Observer Corps Underground Observation Post, Parkers Corner, Allhallows (Monument)
TQ 94 SW 33 Royal Observer Corps. underground monitoring post, Bethersden (Monument)
MKE125484 Ruin of Neptune's Tower, Whiteness Gap (Monument)
TR 15 NW 2783 Second World War air raid shelter (Monument)
TQ 65 NE 494 Second World War anti-aircraft gun tower (Monument)
TR 04 NE 309 Second World War mortar range (Monument)
TQ 45 NE 242 Second World war or later radio station (Monument)
TQ 66 NE 63 Second World War RAF camps, Ashenbank Wood (Monument)
TQ 63 NE 30 Site of a Royal Observer Core Underground Monitoring Post, Horsmonden (Monument)
TR 24 SE 238 Site of AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HEADQUARTERS (Monument)
TQ 65 SE 77 Site of Royal Observer Core Underground Monitoring Post, Wateringbury (Monument)
TQ 65 NW 124 Site of Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Borough Green (Monument)
TQ 84 SW 26 Site of Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Headcorn (Monument)
TR 04 NE 83 Site of Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, Wye (Monument)
TR 34 SW 2911 Site of Second World War ammunition depot (Monument)
TR 24 SE 239 Site of Second World War anti-aircraft emplacement (Monument)
TR 34 SW 2913 Site of Second World War bombing decoy site at Dover (Monument)
TQ 76 SW 163 Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery TS24 at Burham (Monument)
TQ 82 NE 84 Site of Second World war or later radar mast (Monument)
TR 15 NE 403 Site of Underground Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Monitoring Post, Canterbury (Monument)
TR 34 SW 446 Swingate Royal Observers Corps Underground Monitoring Post (Listed Building)
TQ 54 NE 432 The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post (Monument)
TQ 54 NW 367 The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post (Monument)
TR 35 SE 963 The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 36 NW 1426 The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 14 SE 252 The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TQ 75 NE 1077 The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. (Monument)
TR 02 NE 241 The site of the First World War airfield of New Romney-Littlestone established in 1917/1918 (Monument)
TQ 54 NW 366 Two Second World War military airfield buildings at Charcott, (Monument)
TR 13 NW 310 Two structures interpreted as being of a military nature (Monument)
TR 23 NW 251 Type 22 Pillbox at Hawkinge Airfield (Monument)
TR 23 NW 252 Type 22 Pillbox With Anti-Aircraft Emplacement at Hawkinge Airfield (Monument)
TR 23 NW 849 underground Observation Post (Monument)
TR 34 SW 2410 Underground Second World War radio station, Long Hill (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

EKE8520 Defence of Britain

Record last edited

Jan 26 2026 5:50PM