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Building record TQ 77 SE 1278 - Type 24 Pillbox, south 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 112:
A concrete, type 24, World War II Pillbox facing east at 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 Magazine.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 77024 74321 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
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Full Description
MMRG, 05/11/06, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). SKE14667.
MMRG, 05/11/06, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). Ske14667.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). SKE14323.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). Ske14323.
<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)
- --- SKE14323 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
- --- SKE14323 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary.
- --- SKE14667 Photograph: MMRG. 05/11/06. Type 24 pill box.
- --- SKE14667 Photograph: MMRG. 05/11/06. Type 24 pill box.
- <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..
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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 10 2016 10:31AM