Monument record TR 23 NW 531 - PILLBOX

Summary

Pillbox: demolished c.1960, but stood on a track (now Risborough Way).

Location

Grid reference TR 2050 3700 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Pillbox; no specification. DEMOLISHED in c.1960 when the Golden Valley housing estate was built. Recorder states pillbox associated with the murder of a local 16 year old boy about 1958 by a soldier from Shorncliffe Camp: Risborough Way was then a rough track.

Pillbox: demolished c.1960, but stood on a track (now Risborough Way). Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 645551On Risborough Way leading from Shorncliffe Road to Risborough Lane, Cheriton: London - Folkestone railway passes over the road just S of the site.. (1-2)


<1> Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
  • <2> 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

Apr 2 2026 10:54AM