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Building record TQ 77 SE 1244 - Type 24 Pillbox, south-east of Wybornes Wood, High Halstow
Summary
Good condition type 24 pillbox. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing east.
Summary from record TQ 77 SE 111:
A concrete, type 24, World War II Pillbox 150m to the east of the boundary of Lodge Hill Ammunition Depot, High Halstow. The pillbox is a 'Narrow wall version with a brick skin' and its doors and loopholes are now blocked. It was part of the defences of the Lodge Hill Ammunition Depot.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 77304 74263 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
MMRG, 11/04/06, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). SKE14664.
MMRG, 11/04/06, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). Ske14664.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). SKE14320.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). Ske14320.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, site visit by VTC Smith 29/9/95 (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)
- --- SKE14320 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
- --- SKE14320 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
- --- SKE14664 Photograph: MMRG. 11/04/06. Type 24 pillbox.
- --- SKE14664 Photograph: MMRG. 11/04/06. Type 24 pillbox.
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. site visit by VTC Smith 29/9/95.
- <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
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 10 2016 10:04AM