Monument record TQ 85 NW 136 - Pillbox, part of defences of Detling Airfield
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 80702 59427 (1m by 0m) |
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Map sheet | TQ85NW |
County | KENT |
District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Civil Parish | THURNHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full Description
Hexagonal Second World War pillbox guarding RAF Detling. It has conventional infantry loopholes in the sides with a central pitwith vertically set pipe intended for the mounting of an anti-aircraft machine gun. Concrete construction, the loopholeds stepped externally and splayed internally.
A 2024 survey described it as "Pill Box Type 22 LAA Variant. North of County Showground, on a ridge overlooking a West facing valley, part of former RAF Detling. Concrete construction with brick facing, six sided, with six machine gun embrasures, sealed on inside. Doorway also sealed . Good overall condition. Has clear evidence of bomb or machine gun damage to South face." (2)
<2> Kent Defence Research Group, 2024/5, Site recording form for the Maidstone 20th Century Defences Project (Digital archive). SKE56292.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <2> SKE56292 Digital archive: Kent Defence Research Group. 2024/5. Site recording form for the Maidstone 20th Century Defences Project.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Maidstone's 20th Century Military and Civil Defence Sites (EKE23349)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2025 12:52PM