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Site of the W 'leg' of the anti-tank ditch in the NW area of Dorking, exhibiting thinly-covered gap in hedgerow. A close inspection shows a minor depression where the ditch was excavated and shallow marks in field adjoining
(Source: Field Visit 2000/02)
Course of anti-tank ditch plotted from air photographs. [It had been filled in by 1947].
(Source: Air Photograph 1941/04/16)
Section of anti-tank ditch plotted from German map.
(Source: Map 1941/06/01)


      

        Type of site
        ANTI TANK DITCH
      

      

        Location
        NW of Dorking as far as the A24 London Road. 

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Dorking, Surrey, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            TQ 1610 5035
             (Scale: 1:10000
              , 1961)
            

            TQ 1617 5033
            

            TQ 1619 5045
            

            TQ 1655 5072
            

            TQ 1703 5111
            

            TQ 1683 5104
            

            TQ 1689 5104
            

            TQ 1690 5110
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Infilled

      

      

        Materials
        
            Earthwork
        
      

      

        Recorder
         (Defence of Britain Project)
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 GHQ Line (Berkshire/Hampshire/Surrey/Kent) - West - East section of GHQ Line running from Reading through Hampshire and West Surrey to  Kent (Leigh) following in part a line south of the North Downs. 

 
 Dorking Gap defences - Defences (associated with the GHQ Line) of the Dorking Gap (valley of the River Mole passing between the North Downs). 

 
 Dorking nodal point - Defences of Dorking Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. Q6068. [Source:  List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. 

        		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0010674

      

      

        Reference
        
             1941/06/01 Sheet (Blatt) 124

             1941/04/16 26H/UK1452 (fr.4348)

             1941/04/16 26H/UK1452 (fr.4349)

             1941/04/16 26H/UK1452 (fr.4355)

             1942/03/13 S/804 (fr.6054)

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1941/04 

            Field Visit, During 2000/02 

            Infill, In the period 1944 1950

            Infill, By 1947 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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