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Building record TQ 75 SW 101 - Pillbox at Barming Bridge
Summary
A Second World War hexagonal pillbox exists west of Barming Bridge, part of the GHQ line defending the Medway. The pillbox defends Barming Bridge In conjunction with a type 28A pillbox to the east of the bridge.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 72302 53993 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BARMING, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Second World War hexagonal pillbox exists west of Barming Bridge, part of the GHQ line defending the Medway. The pillbox defends Barming Bridge In conjunction with a type 28A pillbox to the east of the bridge.(1) Visible in 2018
Surveyed by the 2024-6 Maidstone 20th century military and civil defence survey. It was described as "Concrete construction, poor condition, loss of some brick shuttering. Close inspection not possible but overgrown and flooded inside" (2)
<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, 079 (Digital archive). SKE56292.
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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 2:09PM