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Alderstead Fort is a World War II anti-tank defence installation located at Merstham in Surrey. Constructed as part of the wider mobilisation preparations during the Second World War, the fort represents the military engineering response to the threat of invasion in the early 1940s. The site comprises earthwork fortifications typical of the period's anti-tank obstacles and defensive positions. Though now largely overgrown, the remains survive as a significant example of civilian defence archaeology from wartime Britain.
Alderstead Fort: a London mobilisation centre at Merstham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018073. View the official record →
Alderstead Fort is a World War II anti-tank defence installation located at Merstham in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018073.
Alderstead Fort: a London mobilisation centre at Merstham is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bletchingley castle (ringwork and bailey) (4.8 km), Reigate Castle (6 km), Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate (6.2 km).
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