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Building record TQ 54 NE 273 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Summary
Standard type 24 pillbox (wood-shuttered), situated on north side of River Medway cut. Between Sharps Bridge and Lucifer's Bridge at Barden Park, alongside a footpath following course of River Medway West of Tonbridge Very overgrown.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5756 4645 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54NE |
| Civil Parish | TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Full Description
Standard type 24 pillbox (wood-shuttered), situated on north side of River Medway cut. with PLAN.
Hexagonal concrete pillbox. Very overgrown. Between Sharps Bridge and Lucifer's Bridge at Barden Park, alongside a footpath following course of River Medway W of Tonbridge Very overgrown. (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.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
Feb 16 2026 4:13PM