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Six-sided pillbox, brick-shuttered.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/09/08)
Pillbox [Sector 3]. Cassini ref 668740
(Source: Document 1940/11/27)
Strongpoint. Cottage. Cassini ref. 669740.
(Source: Document 1940/07/03)
Hexagonal (type 24) pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. Faces NE.
(Source: Map 1956)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox standing on summit of Down. Faces NE. Has vertical rifle ports in rear (entrance) face. Footpaths have been ploughed out. No access when field in crop. Viewed from distance - appears in 'good' condition with interior access possible.
(Source: Field Visit 2004/02/10)
Strongpoint on Bramling Downs protecting Canterbury. Cassini ref. 669740.
(Source: Document 1940/07/04)
Pillbox plotted from German map - shown as with anti-aircraft fire capability.
(Source: Map 1940/11/20)
Pillbox plotted from air photographs.
(Source: Air Photograph 1946/04/04)
Pillbox detailed in cited article. There were slit trenches dug around it.
(Source: Article 1991/05)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
---|---|
Location | Within field close to footpath at site of Appleton Farm on Bramling Downs. |
Area |
Ickham and Well, Kent, England |
Grid reference |
TR 22852 56038
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1956)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Bramley, Jon |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view. |
DOB site reference: | S0001638 |
Original Reference | 6953 |
Reference |
1940/07/04 Operation Instruction No.8 1941/06/01 Sheet (Blatt) 117 1940/07/03 Operation Instruction No.15 1946/04/04 106G/UK/1378 (fr.7163) 1946/05/01 106G/UK/1449 (fr.4110) 1991/05 Some Pillboxes and Stop Lines: Aspects of Defence Preparations in East Kent 1940 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1996/09/08 Construction, By 1940/07 Field Visit, On 2004/02/10 |