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Concrete pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/09)
Concrete type 24 pillbox facing E: narrow wall version with brick skin.
(Source: SMR )
Pillbox plotted from air photograph. [It appears to have a pitched roof, perhaps remaining camouflage].
(Source: Air Photograph 1950/06/29)
Pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1974)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox, with no brickwork above embrasures. Faces NE. Interior access possible. This pillbox is to be destroyed by road works.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | On NW corner of junction between Ratcliffe Highway (A228), Dux Court Road, and Bell's Lane.
|
Area |
Hoo St. Werburgh, Medway Council, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 77655 73352
(Scale: 1:2500
, 197)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Road construction (Immediate) Detail: The pillbox is to be destroyed by work to build a roundabout at this junction. |
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: | S0002706 |
Associated Identifier | Kent SMR (ref: KE15171: TQ 77 SE 99) |
Original Reference | 8053 |
Reference |
1977 A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1950/06/29 541/591 (fr.4026) |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/09 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Removal, During 2004 Field Visit, On 2003/12/18 |