Monument record TQ 87 NE 1227 - ?Second World War military structure, Isle of Grain

A small rectangular building (c.3m x 4.8m), possibly a military structure from the Second World War seen AT tq 8723 7824 located on the seaward side of the sea wall close to the site of a former aerial or mast. This was mapped from 1951 RAF aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. During the war a broad ditch was dug/enlarged on the landward side of the sea defences to enhance the wartime anti invasion defences. There is a gap or causeway in this ditch affording access to the shore. This building and another similar one (NMR Monument number: 1545094) located on the landward side of the wall could be the remains of pillboxes guarding this access point. The base of this structure could still be seen when the site was visited in June 2011.(1-2)

<1> National Monuments Record, 1951, NMR RAF/540/458 3237 17-APR-1951 (Photograph). SKE58622.

<2> 2011, Site was visited by Hoo project team in June 2011 (Verbal communication). SKE58945.