Monument record TQ 85 NW 137 - Second World War Type 22 LAA Variant pillbox, Detling air-field
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 80711 59680 (point) |
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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. .5 miles North of County Showground, on the edge of a chestnut wood or coppice., part of former RAF Detling. Brick facing and concrete construction, six sided, with machine gun embrasures, sealed on inside. Doorway is partly sealed . Two embrasures have been modified to accommodate a square frame with protruding sections, possibly some sort of specialist mounting. There is also a blast wall protecting the entrance. Very good overall condition. " (1)
<1> Kent Defence Research Group, 2024/5, Site recording form for the Maidstone 20th Century Defences Project (Digital archive). SKE56292.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE56292 Digital archive: Kent Defence Research Group. 2024/5. Site recording form for the Maidstone 20th Century Defences Project.
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Record last edited
Feb 24 2025 12:58PM