Paul Drake Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Related to the Defence Of Britain as seen in a couple of previous posts, this will take you to a link for a kml file for GoogleEarth. It shows locations for a massive number of defensive constructions. http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=863080 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Download the kmz attachment in the first post, and open it with Google Earth. Don't panic if GE takes ages to load up after using the kmz file, it's normal, as there is a lot of info' to process. It's worth checking back on the link from time to time, as the kmz file gets updated. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Only downside is the amount of omissions and errors, but it can be helpful. I have nearly 70 pillboxes in my area alone that do not appear. I will be working to list them on the SMR records over the next few months, as it seems they still get destroyed in an alarming amount! if they are not onthe SMR records then they can be removed regardless of Grade 2 listings! If the County Archaeologist has no record, then the contractors can just turn a blind eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Checked out the local pillboxes in my area and cant find them on the map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_wolf Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 yep, there are loads of pillboxes and even an airfield missing in my area of Essex..... But, there is also alot of historic stuff that I bet you all never knew about in your local area that is in the google earth dob project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I wish that was true, but I have been studying the Defence lines for 15 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Rimmer Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 If enough people have a look at the DoB database and contact their county archaeologist with info on omitted sites which should be added to the SMR as Paul is doing it would be a big step towards ensuring the sites are recorded and protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_wolf Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 If enough people have a look at the DoB database and contact their county archaeologist with info on omitted sites which should be added to the SMR as Paul is doing it would be a big step towards ensuring the sites are recorded and protected. Well said I myself have been in contact with our local county archaelogist to let him know the position of a couple of places, such as the field down the road, from where I was brought up as a kid, used to have lights on poles to try and draw German bombers into bombing it rather than the town of Chelmsford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 It depends on the County Archaeologist as well, the old one in Sussex gave permission for quite a few to be demolished! Yet the new one is more sympathetic to what many regards as "new" archaeology. It's not only Pillbox but all the anti-invasion sites and military locations, they disappear at an alarming rate and it's up to us to monitor and record. My main gripe with the DoB is never being credited yet sending hundreds of locations. I can forgive that as i'm sure it's an error! I was angry at the time! It does need a complete overhaul as many SFG's are wrong and many waypoints on the map are inaccurate. It is a good template to work from though, lets hope they do update it. Anyone interested, please contact your local County Archaeologist and ask for SMR (sites monuments records) forms to record defences, no mater how small: the anti-tank cube to the pillbox, if they don't know they exist they can be removed and destroyed without anyone objecting! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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