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Building record TQ 93 SE 24 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)
Summary
Second World War reinforced concrete Type 22 pillbox. West of Warehorne on bank of Royal Military Canal. No. 61.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 97909 31406 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ93SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | KENARDINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Full Description
Type 22 pillbox. No. 61.Pillbox.
Type 22 pillbox of variant form, with covered guarded entrance and reverse Y-shaped blast wall. Bolts fitted below embrasures for vertical wood shelf supports. Wood-shuttered interior and exterior. Situated on NE side of Canal with field of fire E across Canal, guarding N/S road crossing of Canal. 5 x medium embrasures: 1 x small entrance embrasure. Identification no.61. with PLAN drawn on form.
Type FW3/22 pillbox, concrete-faced. West of Warehorne on bank of Royal Military Canal. (1-2)
<1> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 (Monograph). SKE7811.
<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
Apr 15 2026 10:20AM