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Building record TQ 54 NW 208 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Summary
Hexagonal pillbox, brick-shuttered. 7 embrasures. Grass on roof.
Summary from record TQ 54 NW 48:
WW2 pillbox
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5469 4537 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | LEIGH, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Close to road and river edge near Ensfield Bridge, in small copse.Hexagonal pillbox, brick-shuttered. 7 embrasures. Grass on roof.
Description from record TQ 54 NW 48:
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 Nicola Bannister, Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge (Unpublished document).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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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 Cluttons, 1994, Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan (Unpublished document).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> SKE6946 Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge.
- <2> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
- <3> SKE6947 Unpublished document: Cluttons. 1994. Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Landscape Survey of Penshurst Estate (EKE5124)
Record last edited
May 22 2019 11:32AM