{"id":1374,"date":"2009-03-02T22:35:36","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T22:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/soundmirrors\/?page_id=1374"},"modified":"2018-03-16T20:42:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T20:42:59","slug":"hythe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/soundmirrors\/locations\/hythe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hythe sound mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nTwo experimental acoustic mirrors were built on an area known as The Roughs just west of Hythe in Kent. A 20′ mirror was built first, then a 30′ mirror added nearby.\n<\/p>\n

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30′ mirror<\/h3>\n

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\nThe 30′ mirror is in poor condition and now fenced off, as much to protect vandals from it as to protect it from vandals. Unfortunately it is not scheduled, so its long-term future looks bleak – unless someone knows a rich sound mirror enthusiast…\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe dish structure is made of metal mesh, supported by an angle-iron frame and covered with concrete, unlike other other mirrors which appear to be made of cast concrete with hidden steel reinforcing.\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe listening chamber underneath the mirror.\n<\/p>\n

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\nIn 2003 there was a large hole in one side of the mirror. By July 2010 a big chunk had come off.\n<\/p>\n

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20′ mirror<\/h3>\n

The 20′ mirror was built in 1923. Landslips caused it the abandoned mirror to fall on its face, probably some time in the 1970s. This is it seen from the front, looking at what was the top of the mirror (4 July 2010).\n<\/p>\n

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\nAnd this is the 20′ mirror from behind. Hythe can be seen in the distance (3 May 2003).\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe foundations of huts which once stood near the mirror. The mirror is visible to the right (3 May 2003).\n<\/p>\n

Location<\/h2>\n

\nThe mirrors are on The Roughs, just west of Hythe in Kent. The 30′ mirror is easily visible from the Pennypot Estate. The easiest way to find them is to follow the paths along the banks of the Royal Military Canal, then head uphill at the stile. An approximate grid reference is TR138344<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n