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Type 28 anti-tank gun emplacement, overlooking the River Medway. With concrete exterior facing. Very overgrown.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/03/13)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | In an area of waste ground, alongside the railway line, at the rear of gardens off Lower Frant Road, Maidstone. |
Area |
Maidstone, Kent, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 751 549
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1997)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The gun emplacement is very overgrown. |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (North West Kent) - GHQ Line running from Leigh to River Thames via Medway valley. Maidstone nodal point - Defences of Maidstone Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. R1974. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. |
Photographs |
(2) - site view and exterior view (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0011277 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2000/03/13 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |