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Building record TQ 77 SE 1232 - Infantry type 24 pillbox, northern edge of Berry Court Wood, Hoo Peninsula
Summary
Good condition type 24 pillbox. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940.
A Concrete World War II pillbox, located on woodland at the edge of north boundary of Berry Court Wood, Hoo St. Werburgh. The type 24 pillbox faces north and is a roofed narrow wall version with brick skin. It was visited during 1995 and 2014.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7526 7404 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). SKE14269.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). Ske14269.
MMRG, 12/03/06, Pill box type 24 (Photograph). SKE14500.
MMRG, 12/03/06, Pill box type 24 (Photograph). Ske14500.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31599.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SKE14269 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 12/01/40. War diary..
- --- SKE14269 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 12/01/40. War diary..
- --- SKE14500 Photograph: MMRG. 12/03/06. Pill box type 24.
- --- SKE14500 Photograph: MMRG. 12/03/06. Pill box type 24.
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by VTC Smith 1995.
- <2> SKE31599 Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014..
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project, Kent: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, Archaeological Report (Ref: 9-2014) (EKE15035)
Record last edited
May 3 2022 12:28PM