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Building record TQ 77 SE 1287 - Anti-tank pillbox, Deangate, Hoo St Werburgh
Summary
A concrete World War II anti-tank artillery pillbox, located in garden of Deangate, Hoo St. Werburgh. This Type 28A pillbox faces north-east. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. It was visited during 1995 as part of a defensive survey and found to be in good condition.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7752 7355 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
MMRG, 11/05/06, Type 28 A Pill box (Photograph). SKE14511.
MMRG, 11/05/06, Type 28 A Pill box (Photograph). Ske14511.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). SKE14286.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). Ske14286.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, site visit by VTC Smith 16/10/95 (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)
- --- SKE14286 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14286 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14511 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 28 A Pill box.
- --- SKE14511 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 28 A Pill box.
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. site visit by VTC Smith 16/10/95.
- <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
- None recorded
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
Oct 6 2016 4:24PM