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Hexagonal type pillbox (brick-shuttered), with 7 embrasures.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/02/27)
Type 24 pillbox. 'Thick walled'.
(Source: Field Visit 1997)
Standard type 24 pillbox, brick-shuttered, situated on valley floor adjacent to River Eden. Field of fire across river to SE.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/02/20)
Small hexagonal pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1969)
Type 24 brick-shuttered pillbox. Faces E. No access.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/02)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
|---|---|
| Location | Close to the bank of the River Medway, S of Penshurst. |
| Area |
Penshurst, Kent, England |
| Grid reference |
TQ 52791 43170
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1969)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: River bank erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Foundation of pillbox exposed on river side. |
| Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
| Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (East Sussex / Kent) - Section from Crowborough - Penshurst, passing to the W of Tunbridge Wells. Penshurst nodal point - Defences of Penshurst Category 'B' nodal point. Cassini ref. Q9662. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. |
| Photographs |
(2) - exterior views. |
| DOB site reference: | S0002423 |
| Original Reference | 7753 |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/02/27 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1997 Field Visit, In the period 1994 1998 Field Visit, On 1998/02/20 Field Visit, On 2003/12/02 |
