Building record TQ 77 SE 1259 - Type 24 pillbox, north of Ratcliffe highway, Hoo St Werburgh

Summary

A World War II Pillbox located on a field boundary at the edge of Ratcliffe highway, Hoo St. Werburgh. A type 24 Pillbox, last seen to be in good condition. Formed part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing east.

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Grid reference TQ 7743 7326 (point)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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MMRG, 07/01/21, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). SKE14657.

MMRG, 07/01/21, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). Ske14657.

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). SKE14313.

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). Ske14313.

English Heritage, 2004, Defence areas: a national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England (Unpublished document). SKE17661.

<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.

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  • --- Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
  • --- Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/21. Type 24 pillbox.
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/21. Type 24 pillbox.
  • --- Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2004. Defence areas: a national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England.
  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <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..

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  • 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 10 2017 4:07PM