Building record TQ 77 SW 58 - World War II Pillbox, west of Town Road, Cliffe

Summary

A World War II concrete type 24 pillbox, narrow wall version with brick skin. Located in fields to the west of Town Road; faces west.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7345 7431 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77SW
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Concrete type 24 pillbox in middle of field to west of Town Rd, Cliffe. Faces west, a narrow wall version with brick skin. Situated on cultivated land.

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. The report states: "Second World War reinforced concrete Type 24 pillbox, located at the edge of field to the west of Town Road, Cliffe, approximately 184m to the west of the anti-tank ditch. The pillbox faces west and is a narrow wall version with a brick skin. It is situated on cultivated land at the western edge of a field. Condition: The pillbox is visible as an extant structure on recent aerial imagery (Google Earth 2013)." (2)


1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11070.

1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11070.

1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11072.

1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11072.

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31599.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ7374/2. print.
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ7374/2. print.
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ7374/4. print.
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ7374/4. print.
  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by VTC Smith 1995.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014..

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project, Kent: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, Archaeological Report (Ref: 9-2014) (EKE15035)

Record last edited

Oct 12 2016 10:36AM