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Monument record TQ 64 NE 302 - Second World War machine gun emplaxcement next to the Type 28 pillbox
Summary
Previously unrecorded Vickers machine gun emplaxcement next to the Type 28 at this location
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6898 4958 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ64NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | YALDING, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full Description
Previously unrecorded VMG emplaxcement next to the Type 28 at this location
A 2025 survey described the site: "Vickers Machine Gun position. Yalding. Alongside River Teise, adjacent to Pill Box (Maid SR 69). South of leas but on other side of the river. Concrete construction, very overgrown but can be entered. Concrete blast wall in front of entrance. Steps down to entrance. Good overall condition."(2)
<1> Pillbox Study Group, Pillbox Study Group communication (Verbal communication). SKE52253.
<2> Kent Defence Research Group, 2024/5, Site recording form for the Maidstone 20th Century Defences Project, 071 (Digital archive). SKE56292.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Maidstone's 20th Century Military and Civil Defence Sites (EKE23349)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2025 3:04PM