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Underground 'nissen hut style' structure with concrete panel shaft and sewer-pipe escape tunnel.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/02/25)
Brick shaft. Concrete pipe escape tunnel. Collapsed 'elephant shelter'. Corrugated iron 'nissen hut'.
(Source: Field Visit )
Underground Nissen-hut style structure with concrete panel shaft and sewer pipe escape tunnel. Built of concrete panels, pipe sections, blocks and corrugated iron. In poor condition.
(Source: SMR )
Operational base of the Auxiliary Unit at Drellingore. Brick shaft with concrete escape tunnel and collapsed corrugated iron 'elephant' shelter. No details.
[The SMR has duplicated entries and references for this site - see 'Designation'].
(Source: SMR )
Type of site | AUXILIARY UNIT OPERATIONAL BASE |
---|---|
Location | In a small wood overlooking Stombers Lane, at Drellingore Farm. |
Area |
Alkham, Kent, England |
Grid reference |
TR 2360 4152
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1979)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete, Corrugated Iron |
Recorder | Ward, William (Pillbox Study Group) |
Attached Sheets | (3) - sections, drawings, and photographs on sheet |
Photographs |
(2) - on sheet, with (3) DIGITISED. |
DOB site reference: | S0002736 |
Associated Identifier | Kent SMR (ref: KE16532: TR 24 SW 20) Kent SMR (ref: KE17209: TR 24 SW 23) |
Original Reference | 8084 |
Reference |
1993 Dover at War 1939-45 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/02/25 |