Building record TQ 54 SW 59 - Pillbox

Summary

Second World War reinforced concrete and brick Type 28 anti-tank pillbox (brick-shuttered); very overgrown. Off the Penshurst to Fordcombe Road (B2188), near Long Bridge; just inside farm gate.

Location

Grid reference TQ 52408 43307 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ54SW
County KENT
Civil Parish PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Full Description

Anti-tank pillbox (brick-shuttered); very overgrown.Type 24 pillbox.

'Thick walled'.Type 28 anti-tank gun emplacement, brick-shuttered, situated adjacent to the road. Field of fire S to Long Bridge. with PLAN drawn on form. Off the Penshurst to Fordcombe Road (B2188), near Long Bridge; just inside farm gate.Type 24 pillbox. (1-2)

Additional Information (3-4).


<1> Nicola Bannister, Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge (Unpublished document). SKE6946.

<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<3> Cluttons, 1994, Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan (Unpublished document). SKE6947.

<4> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Cluttons. 1994. Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan.
  • <4> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Landscape Survey of Penshurst Estate (EKE5124)

Record last edited

Mar 24 2026 4:48PM