Building record TQ 54 NE 121 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)

Summary

Standard type 24 pillbox (wood-shuttered) situated on north side of River Medway cut: field of fire south across river. Earth on roof. with PLAN

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5716 4616 (1m by 0m)
Map sheet TQ54NE
Civil Parish TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Full Description

At Sharps Bridge, by a footpath running alongside the N bank of the River Medway.Standard type 24 pillbox (wood-shuttered) situated on north side of River Medway cut: field of fire south across river. Earth on roof.
with PLAN

Standard type 24 pillbox (wood-shuttered) situated on north side of River Medway cut: field of fire south across river. Earth on roof.
with PLAN.

Hexagonal concrete pillbox. Very overgrown. At Sharps Bridge, by a footpath running alongside the N bank of the River Medway (1)


Wills, Henry, Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences (Bibliographic reference). SKE13148.

Wills, Henry, Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences (Bibliographic reference). Ske13148.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Wills, Henry. Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Wills, Henry. Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences.
  • <1> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)

Record last edited

Feb 16 2026 4:12PM