Monument record TQ 77 SE 135 - Second World War anti vehicle obstacles, near Deangate Wood, High Halstow
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7739 7395 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ77SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
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Bay Air Raid Precautions Committee, 01/01/39, Herne Bay Urban District Council Air Raid Precautions Committee Minutes (Unpublished document).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)
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