Monument record TR 23 NW 252 - Type 22 Pillbox With Anti-Aircraft Emplacement at Hawkinge Airfield

A pillbox and an anti-aircraft battery emplacement at Hawking Airfield (Hawking, Kent). They are of World War Two date the Defence of Britain Database record states that they were built between 1940 and 1941. They are located inside the former military airfield's south-west boundary to the east of Gibraltar Lane at TR 2080 3900. The type 24 pillbox is constructed of reinforced concrete: on its roof is an octagonal brick light anti-aircraft emplacement. These installations were reporteded to be extant and in fair condition in 1996 and 1999 after field visits in conjunction with the Defence of Britain project. .(1-3)

Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016

CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

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

<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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

<3> English Heritage, 2001, Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report (Unpublished document). SKE7937.