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Listed Building record TQ 77 SE 1250 - Type 28 A pillbox, Guelder Rose Drive, Hoo St Werburgh
Summary
Good condition World War II type 28 A pillbox. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing east. A rectangular structure for three or six pounder guns. Recorded in a gazetteer of defence heritage sites in Kent and last seen in good coondition although overgrown.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 78040 73193 (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). SKE14518.
MMRG, 11/05/06, Type 28 A Pill box (Photograph). Ske14518.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). SKE14301.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). Ske14301.
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<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.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SKE14301 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14301 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14518 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 28 A Pill box.
- --- SKE14518 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 28 A Pill box.
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
- <2> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <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..
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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
Oct 6 2016 3:31PM