Monument record TQ 77 SE 135 - Second World War anti vehicle obstacles, near Deangate Wood, High Halstow

Summary

Pimple type anti-tank concrete bollards located on the railway to the west of the bridge.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7739 7395 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Railway track West of bridge. Pimple type, concrete. (1)

This feature is mentioned in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line, part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study. The report states: "Anti-tabk 'pimples' by the military railway track, west of a bridge, to the north of Hoo St Werburgh, adjacent to the entrance of Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot. Noted by the Defence of Britain Project. A small round concrete structure was mapped from aerial photographs from 1944 and 2007. Current condition is unknown as obscured by trees on recent aerial photographs. (2)


<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<2> Herne Bay Air Raid Precautions Committee, 01/01/39, Herne Bay Urban District Council Air Raid Precautions Committee Minutes (Unpublished document). SKE15035.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Herne Bay Air Raid Precautions Committee. 01/01/39. Herne Bay Urban District Council Air Raid Precautions Committee Minutes.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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 10 2016 9:58AM