Monument record TR 35 NE 270 - Halfway House Pillbox

Now demolished, Concrete Type 24 pillbox situated in field to west of the Chequers pub. The field was a caravan site and now has holiday homes.
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Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 01/01/74


This structure was mapped from military aerial photographs as part of the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. It was first visible in aerial photographs taken in February 1941 [1] and has been mapped from a run taken in September 1946 [2]. It is still visible in April 1950 [3] and the area has been re-developed as a caravan site by June 1980 [4]. The pillbox is a six sided irregular hexagonal shape in plan and is thought to be a Type 24. It measures 5.5m in length.

Pillbox [Sector 6]. Near coast, SE of Sandwich. (2)

<1> Kent County Council, 1987-, Kent County Council: holding record (Miscellaneous Material). SKE59004.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.