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Pillbox (brick-skinned) built on side of public house. Appears now to be used as cellar [no access at time of visit]. with PLAN
(Source: Field Visit 1995/06/02)
Pillbox with two embrasures facing E along the A2 road, built behind an existing brick wall. [Interior not inspected].
(Source: Field Visit 2001/04/15)

Type of site PILLBOX (VARIANT)
Location The Ship public house, at junction of Ospringe Road (B2040) with the A2 road.
Area Faversham, Kent, England
Grid reference TR 0041 6086 (Scale: 1:25000 , 1979)
Period WW2
Condition Good
Materials Clay Brick, Concrete
Recorder Farthing, Geoff (Pillbox Study Group)
Defence grouping Faversham nodal point - Defences of Faversham Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. R4579. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544].
South East Command: Stop Line (Oare to Warehorne) - This stop line (known as Grid Line LG - LH - LI - WA) ran from Oare to Charing to Ashford to Warehorne. There were forward defences and roadblocks in the section from Oare to Charing, but, from Charing to Warehorne, pillboxes sited in depth and camouflaged. [Source: Operation Instruction No. 20 dated 18.2.41 in War Diary of 6 Btn. Cheshire Regt. (PRO WO 166/4195].
Attached Sheets (1) - printed copies of photographs (2).
Photographs View of PILLBOX (VARIANT) - S0001632
(3) - site views ( Wilks and Armishaw]. (1 DIGITISED).
DOB site reference: S0001632
Original Reference 6947
Event Field Visit, On 1995/06/02
Construction, In the period 1940 1941
Field Visit, On 2001/04/15


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