Building record TR 34 SW 418 - Stebbing Down Square Pillbox

Summary

Second World War Type 24 pillbox, at Elm Woods, Mount Horeham.

Location

Grid reference TR 3016 4103 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type 24 pillbox, brick-shuttered. The embrasures on the downhill side are set lower in the walls than those on the uphill side.

Pillbox (Sector 5). Cassini ref 735590.

At Elms Wood, at edge of wood beside track.

Square pillbox approx 16ft square with overhanging roof slab. Brick-shuttered, 2ft thick walls and 2 embrasures per wall. The type seems to be peculiar to Dover.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : On fairly steep hillside
Tourism Potential : Perhaps as part of heritage trail
Condition : good
Date of visit : 23/01/07

Historic England archive material: DEB01 Defence of Britain This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.Box files containing the record sheets gathered from participants in the Defence of Britain Project. The project recorded, with the help of volunteers, the remains of military structures in Britain. The collection is arranged by county and split between anti-invasion and non anti-invasion defences. The record sheets record the visible structures and include location details, structure type and purpose and include photographs.


08/06/40, Dover Defence Scheme (Map). SKE14251.

<1> Burridge, David, Dovers Square Pillboxes, Page Nos. 8 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6411.

<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Map: 08/06/40. Dover Defence Scheme.
  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Burridge, David. Dovers Square Pillboxes. Page Nos. 8.
  • <1> Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Dover Pillboxes (EKE4659)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2024 3:47PM