Buildings and Plotting Room

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This was the nerve centre of the gun battery. The plotting room housed a team who controlled the fire of the guns. The plotting room was connected by telephone to the observation posts (no 3) who would observe the range and bearing of the target. The plotting room would calculate the settings of the different guns and relay this information by telephone to the gun to be fired

1941

Accommodation Blocks under construction on 6th October 1941

1980's

The accommodation was large intact until the mid 80s

Now

Despite efforts to retain at least one of these buildings they were all demolished by KCC

Administration & Living Quarters

1941

The furthest point from the cliff edge formed the site for the Cook house, Accommodation and Living Quarters

1981

The Buildings were intact for many years, and formed the playing area for local children of St Margaret's

Now

One building was preserved during the 1990 demolishment ordered by KCC, thought to be the cookhouse/dinning hall which has full access

Battery Plotting Room & Observation Post

1941

Mainly visible in 1941 was the observation post, but you can see the entrance to the Battery Plotting Room

1980's

This is from the back of the Battery Plotting Room to the Right of this would have been the Observation Post

Now

The observation part went in the 1970's the once entrance to the Battery Plotting Room is still visible

Battery Deep Shelter Entrance

1941

Deep shelter entrance is the flat roofed building to its left is the cookhouse, the cookhouse is the only standing building today at South Foreland

1980

In the 80s you could still access all areas, this lady is standing at the internal stairs which go under the road to the Deep Shelter, on the other side of the road

Now

The deep shelter has been removed and the cook house is all that remains on that site, and the entrance to the deep shelter is visible in the shrubland

Battery Deep Shelter

1941

this piece of land was made up from many buildings including the Rectifier House and Engine Room,

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1980

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2019

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We wouldn't have been able to get such details accounts or information without the assistance of the community and on line sites, we would like to thank:

Stuard Kinnon, Clive Holden (Dover History)

Subteraine History Linked below with more photos