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Monument record TQ 76 NE 336 - Anti-tank blockhouse, Chatham Lines
Summary
An anti-tank blockhouse with a pedestal gun mount instead of the more usual concrete block and holdfast found in the Medway area. This pedestal was designed to hold a 3 or 6 pounder gun and remains in place today.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7637 6864 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76NE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Full Description
Type 28. Unusually for Medway area the gun inside was mounted on a pedastal instead of the more usual concrete block and holdfast. Designed to mount a 3-pr. or 6-pr. gun. Bottom of pedestal still in place. On breastwork of Chatham Lines beind NAAFI stores, Sally Port Gard.(1)
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
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Record last edited
Oct 17 2018 2:35PM