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Building record TQ 77 SE 1281 - Plinth of Type 24 Pillbox, north of Wybornes Wood, High Halstow
Summary
Uncompleted type 24 infantry pillbox!? Forgotten by contractors ? As plinth constructed by one contractor pillbox structure by another. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing N.
Summary from record TQ 77 SE 113:
The base of a concrete, type 24, World War II Pillbox is located on the north west edge of Wybornes Wood. This now incomplete Pillbox was part of the defences of the Lodge Hill Ammunition Depot.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7699 7456 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 24 pill box base (Photograph). SKE14686.
MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 24 pill box base (Photograph). Ske14686.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). SKE14326.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). Ske14326.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 1995 (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)
- --- SKE14326 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14326 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14686 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 24 pill box base.
- --- SKE14686 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 24 pill box base.
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by VTC Smith 1995.
- <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 10:21AM