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

Summary

Second World War concrete anti-tank 'pimples' by the railway track West of bridge, North of Hoo St. Werburgh adjacent to Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot were noted by the Defence of Britain Project. One small round concrete structure has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The anti tank obstruction was probably part of the in depth defences associated with the Hoo Stop Line .

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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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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> RAF, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2065 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE55973.

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Bay Air Raid Precautions Committee, 01/01/39, Herne Bay Urban District Council Air Raid Precautions Committee Minutes (Unpublished document).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

<3> RAF, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2065 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE55973.

<4> Unknown, 2021, PGA_TQ7773_2007-04-21 (Photograph). SKE58933.

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  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2065 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2065 27-MAY-1944.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Herne Bay Air Raid Precautions Committee. 01/01/39. Herne Bay Urban District Council Air Raid Precautions Committee Minutes.
  • <3> Photograph: RAF. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2065 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2065 27-MAY-1944.
  • <4> Photograph: Unknown. 2021. PGA_TQ7773_2007-04-21. PGA_TQ7773_2007-04-21.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Mar 20 2026 3:14PM