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Building record TQ 77 SE 1268 - Anti-tank pillbox, Berry Court Wood, Cliffe
Summary
A rectangular concrete 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 east, a section of the anti tank ditch, and at least three hexagonal pillboxes.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7503 7394 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3063 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE55981.
<2> RAF, 1953, NMR RAF/82/732 0117 23-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE58395.
<3> 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.
<4> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE58363.
<5> MMRG, 12/06/06, Type 24 A Pill Box (Photograph). Ske14508.
<6> 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). Ske14271.
<7> MMRG, 12/06/06, Type 24 A Pill Box (Photograph). SKE14508.
<8> 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). SKE14271.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SKE55981 Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3063 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3063 27-MAY-1944.
- <2> SKE58395 Photograph: RAF. 1953. NMR RAF/82/732 0117 23-FEB-1953. NMR RAF/82/732 0117 23-FEB-1953.
- <3> 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..
- <4> SKE58363 Archive: Historic England. Archive material.
- <5> SKE14508 Photograph: MMRG. 12/06/06. Type 24 A Pill Box.
- <6> SKE14271 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 12/01/40. War diary..
- <7> SKE14508 Photograph: MMRG. 12/06/06. Type 24 A Pill Box.
- <8> SKE14271 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 12/01/40. War diary..
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 11:35AM