In both the First and Second World War, the sea area between the south-east corner of England and the coast of the Continent – referred to here as the ‘Dover Sector’ – witnessed intense conflict. This intensity was partly because the sea was itself the front line between the warring powers, and partly because both sides also used this area as a vital transit route, despite the hazards.
When Fjordr first looked at the East Coast War Channels in the First and Second World War, a decision was made to draw a southern boundary between the War Channels and the Dover Sector along an east-west line just to the south of North Foreland. The focus of the War Channels was to the north of this line because the Dover Sector presented a very much more complex picture that would have distorted the intended focus on the conflict over civilian shipping along the length of the east coast.
Historic England were keen, however, that the landscape approach taken to the War Channels should also be applied to the south east, resulting in a separate project to address the specific complexities of the Dover Sector.
When Fjordr first looked at the East Coast War Channels in the First and Second World War, a decision was made to draw a southern boundary between the War Channels and the Dover Sector along an east-west line just to the south of North Foreland. The focus of the War Channels was to the north of this line because the Dover Sector presented a very much more complex picture that would have distorted the intended focus on the conflict over civilian shipping along the length of the east coast.
Historic England were keen, however, that the landscape approach taken to the War Channels should also be applied to the south east, resulting in a separate project to address the specific complexities of the Dover Sector.