Building record TQ 54 SW 64 - WW2 Pillbox

Summary

WW2 Pillbox

Location

Grid reference TQ 53083 41785 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ54SW
County KENT
Civil Parish PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A WW2 pillbox part of a nodal point, or 'anti-tank' island, formed during 1940-41 at the junction between the Newhaven-Hoo stop-line and the GHQ Line 'B' stop-line along the left bank of the Medway. (1-2)

Additional Information (3).


<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 Nicola Bannister, Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge (Unpublished document).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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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 Cluttons, 1994, Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan (Unpublished document).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.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <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 Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister.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 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001.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 Unpublished document: Cluttons. 1994.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.

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Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Oct 16 2012 10:06AM