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Building record TQ 64 NW 246 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Summary
Type 24 brick-shuttered pillbox, partly densely overgrown. Roof covered with earth and grass [remains of camouflage?]. The embrasures have been blocked up, 2 with airbricks [possibly for bat roost?]. North of River Medway between Tonbridge and East Peckham.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6357 4737 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ64NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HADLOW, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
N of, and 300 yards from, River Medway between Tonbridge and East Peckham, near Hartlake Farm and close to deep ditch. Type 24 brick-shuttered pillbox, partly densely overgrown. Roof covered with earth and grass [remains of camouflage?]. The embrasures have been blocked up, 2 with airbricks [possibly for bat roost?].
Point previously located at 563199 147399 though no structure visible at that location in any aerial photographs. The new location is c. 300 feet north of the river.
<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.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
Apr 15 2026 11:26AM