Building record TQ 75 SE 143 - Type 28A anti-tank pillbox overlooking the River Medway

Summary

Second World War anti-tank pillbox located in allotments. Now overgrown. The pillbox overlooked the river to the south and was part of a chain of pillboxes along the Medway forming the GHQ Line - the main defensive line in southern England.

Location

Grid reference TQ 75113 54926 (point)
Map sheet TQ75SE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Second World War Type 28A anti-tank pillbox located in allotments. Now overgrown. The pillbox overlooked the river Medway to the south and was part of a chain of pillboxes along the Medway.(1)


<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

<2> Kent Defence Research Group, 2024/5, Site recording form for the Maidstone 20th Century Defences Project, 83 (Digital archive). SKE56292.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report.
  • <2> Digital archive: Kent Defence Research Group. 2024/5. Site recording form for the Maidstone 20th Century Defences Project. 83.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Maidstone's 20th Century Military and Civil Defence Sites (EKE23349)

Record last edited

Apr 14 2026 1:22PM