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Concrete pillbox with brick shuttering.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/09)
Concrete type 24 pillbox facing E: narrow wall version with brick skin
(Source: SMR )
Type 24 pillbox plotted from air photograph. Faces NE.
(Source: Air Photograph 1952/04/24)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox, with no brickwork above the embrasures. Faces ENE. Doorway blocked with breeze blocks. Access possible as close to footpath.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Within orchard to W of footpath leading to Ratcliffe Highway, close to footpath to Bell's Lane, Hoo.
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Area |
Hoo St. Werburgh, Medway Council, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 78234 73049
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Fray, A.E. |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (North West Kent) - GHQ Line running from Leigh to River Thames via Medway valley. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0002672 |
Associated Identifier | Kent SMR (ref: KE15172: TQ 77 SE 100) |
Original Reference | 8019 |
Reference |
1977 A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1952/04/24 58/856 (fr.3080) |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1997/09 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/12/18 |