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Concrete anti-tank wall built against original garden wall which is still behind the military wall. Wall starts on S side of footpath on S side of Walmer Castle, and runs S to garden gate to house ('Waterfront') and Hawkshill Road. Just to the S of this are girders set in the ground to form an anti-tank barrier.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/08/07)
Garden wall strengthened as anti-tank obstacle.
(Source: Field Visit 1995)
Anti-tank wall defending beach at Walmer.
(Source: Book 1997)
WW2 anti-tank wall on Kingsdown Rd. A garden wall heavily 'beefed up'. Made of concrete and in good condition.
(Source: SMR )
| Type of site | ANTI TANK WALL |
|---|---|
| Location | Kingsdown Road (B2057), near Walmer Castle. |
| Area |
Deal, Kent, England |
| Grid reference |
TR 3777 4999
(Scale: 1:10000
, 1972)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Recorder | Guy, John A. (Defence of Britain Project) |
| Defence grouping |
Kent coast defences - Defences of the Kent coastal crust and immediate hinterland. |
| Attached Sheets | (1) - site location map. |
| Adjacent sites | Line of vertical rails about 4 ft high to S. |
| DOB site reference: | S0007354 |
| Associated Identifier | Kent SMR (ref: KE16725: TR 34 NE 127) |
| Reference |
1997 Kent |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/08/07 Field Visit, During 1995 |
