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Type 24 shell-proof pillbox, brick-shuttered, tilted forward on its concrete base at river's edge.
[Recorder Alexander gives NGR - TQ 765714].
(Source: Field Visit 1998)
Concrete type 24 pillbox facing S across River Medway and enfilading beach E and W. Narrow wall version with brick skin.
(Source: SMR )
Non-hexagonal pillbox.
(Source: Book 1977)
Type 24 shell-proof pillbox, brick-shuttered, tilted forward on its concrete base at river's edge.
(Source: Field Visit 1998)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
|---|---|
| Location | On foreshore of River Medway, E of Lower Upnor.
|
| Area |
Hoo St. Werburgh, Medway Council, England |
| Grid reference |
TQ 766 713
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: River bank erosion (Medium Term) Detail: River erosion threatens pillbox. |
| Recorder | Fray, A.E. |
| Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (North West Kent) - GHQ Line running from Leigh to River Thames via Medway valley. |
| Photographs |
(1) - exterior view. |
| DOB site reference: | S0002667 |
| Associated Identifier | Kent SMR (ref: KE15349: TQ 77 SE 119) |
| Original Reference | 8014 |
| Reference |
1977 A Handbook of Kent's Defences |
| Event |
Field Visit, During 1997/09 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1998 |
