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Monument Number 1397018

Hob Uid: 1397018
Location :
Kent
Folkestone and Hythe
Hawkinge
Grid Ref : TR2150039500
Summary : The site of a Picket Hamilton fort at Hawkinge Airfield. The Picket Hamilton fort was a special kind of airfield installation, which consisted of a small concrete pillbox that could be retracted by hydraulic power to be flush with the level of the airfield surface so as not to present an obstacle to aircraft. It may have been built between 1940 and 1941. This example was extant until 2001 when it was destroyed.
More information : "Pickett-Hamilton fort" at Hawkinge Airfield, Hawking, Kent, TR 215 395. (1)

The Defence of Britain record states that the Pickett-Hamilton fort (note alternative spelling) was built between 1940 and 1941. According to the Defence of Britain record, this example was extant until 2001 when it was destroyed (destruction is said to have occurred between March to June of that year). (2)
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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Built 1940-1941
Monument End Date : 1941
Monument Start Date : 1940
Monument Type : Pickett Hamilton Fort
Evidence : Destroyed Monument
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External Cross Reference Source : Defence of Britain Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : S0007374
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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : S0007374
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 23 NW 199
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01