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Building record TQ 54 SW 214 - PILLBOX (VARIANT)
Summary
Second World War reinforced concrete hexagonal pillbox with 3 embrasures, built into a bank. Saint's Hill water works, on left hand side of water works access road approaching from Saint's Hill
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5221 4148 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Hexagonal pillbox with 3 embrasures, built into a bank. Brick built blast wall. Still has earth and grass camouflage on the roof.Four-sided pillbox, with 3 embrasures.
Type 24 variant pillbox, brick-shuttered exterior, situated adjacent to the road from Fordcombe - Penshurst. Field of fire S across River Medway valley. Pillbox set into slope of hill near track with side entrance: 3 x S facing embrasures. Saint's Hill water works, on left hand side of water works access road approaching from Saint's Hill.
Four-sided pillbox, with 3 embrasures. (1
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE32029 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2026 10:30AM