Building record TR 13 NE 170 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)

Summary

Second World War hexagonal pillbox - type 24, of plain concrete, with exterior anti-blast wall. On East side of lane leading from Home Farm, Arpinge to Paddlesworth.

Location

Grid reference TR 1938 3941 (point)
Map sheet TR13NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish PADDLESWORTH, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Full Description

On E side of lane leading from Home Farm, Arpinge to Paddlesworth. Pillbox [Sector 3]. Cassini ref 633575

Hexagonal pillbox - type 24, of plain concrete, with exterior anti-blast wall.

Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016

Hexagonal pillbox - type 24, of plain concrete, with exterior anti-blast wall.Pillbox [Sector 3]. Cassini ref 633575. On East side of lane leading from Home Farm, Arpinge to Paddlesworth. (1)


Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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

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

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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

Apr 8 2026 5:03PM