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Listed Building record TQ 77 SE 1243 - Type 28A anti-tank pillbox, Abbots Lodge House, Hoo St Werburgh
Summary
Good condition type 28A pillbox. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing S.
Summary from record TQ 77 SE 149:
A World War II anti tank Blockhouse dating from 1940. Of rectangular form, probably a type 28 for three and six pound guns.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7902 7276 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Full Description
MMRG, 11/05/06, Type 28 A Pill Box off Stoke Road Hoo (Photograph). SKE14522.
MMRG, 11/05/06, Type 28 A Pill Box off Stoke Road Hoo (Photograph). Ske14522.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). SKE14306.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). Ske14306.
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<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> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SKE14306 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14306 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14522 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 28 A Pill Box off Stoke Road Hoo.
- --- SKE14522 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 28 A Pill Box off Stoke Road Hoo.
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
- <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..
- <3> SKE29372 Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
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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
Nov 24 2020 4:27PM