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Building record TQ 77 SE 1262 - Type 24 Pillbox, Deangate Wood, Hoo St Werburgh
Summary
Good condition type 24 pillbox. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing north.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7742 7372 (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 24 pillbox (Photograph). SKE14663.
MMRG, 11/05/06, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). Ske14663.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). SKE14319.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). Ske14319.
<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 (5)
- --- SKE14319 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
- --- SKE14319 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
- --- SKE14663 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 24 pillbox.
- --- SKE14663 Photograph: MMRG. 11/05/06. Type 24 pillbox.
- <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 4:48PM