Building record TQ 77 SE 1267 - A rectangular structure, probably a Second World War anti tank gun emplacement or pillbox, is visible on aerial photographs

Summary

A rectangular structure, probably a Second World War anti tank gun emplacement or pillbox, is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The structure lies near the foot of a north facing slope at the northern edge of Berry Court Wood. The wood was incorporated as an obstruction within the Hoo Stop Line, constructed 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames, and the anti tank pillbox was another element of the defences associated with the Stop Line. Adjacent defensive features include a second anti tank pillbox immediately to the west, a section of the anti tank ditch, and at least three hexagonal pillboxes

Location

Grid reference TQ 7505 7395 (point) (2 map features)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). SKE14270.

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). Ske14270.

MMRG, 12/06/06, Type 28 A pill box (Photograph). SKE14507.

MMRG, 12/06/06, Type 28 A pill box (Photograph). Ske14507.

<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.

<3> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3062 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE55978.

<4> RAF, 1953, NMR RAF/82/732 0117 23-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE58395.

<5> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE58363.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • --- Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 12/01/40. War diary..
  • --- Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 12/01/40. War diary..
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 12/06/06. Type 28 A pill box.
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 12/06/06. Type 28 A pill box.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014..
  • <3> Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3062 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3062 27-MAY-1944.
  • <4> Photograph: RAF. 1953. NMR RAF/82/732 0117 23-FEB-1953. NMR RAF/82/732 0117 23-FEB-1953.
  • <5> Archive: Historic England. Archive material.

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

Jan 3 2025 11:34AM