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Monument record TR 23 NW 528 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)
Summary
Type 22 pillbox, with entrance on the East side. The pillbox is on Waterworks land, and the embrasures have been glazed. Brick-shuttered. L-shaped entrance wall. A chimney pipe has been added [almost certainly post-war]: it emerges through an embrasure. Cassini ref 651561
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2121 3799 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NW |
| Civil Parish | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Type 22 pillbox, with entrance on E side. No inner blast wall: it was probably removed after the war. The pillbox is on Waterworks land, and the embrasures have been glazed. Brick-shuttered. L-shaped entrance wall. A chimney pipe has been added [almost certainly post-war]: it emerges through an embrasure.
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 651561. On Waterworks land, N of Folkestone. (1-2)
Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016
<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 Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
May 14 2026 4:53PM