Building record TQ 77 SE 1282 - Type 24 Pillbox, east of Lodge Hill Wood, Cooling
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7642 7445 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Standard concrete construction infantry pillbox, brick faced. Blocked door and embrasures.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Possible heritage trail
Condition : moderate
Date of visit : 11/10/06
Description from record TQ 77 SE 129:
Concrete. Type 24, facing East. Good condition. (1)
This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula, part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study. The report states: "Second World War reinforced concrete Type 24 pillbox. Overlooked the anti-tank ditch from the east edge of Lodge Hill Wood. Seen on a May 2015 field visit and appears to have used plank shuttering and has no gaps above the embrasures." (2)
MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). SKE14687.
MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). Ske14687.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). SKE14327.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary (Collection). Ske14327.
<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.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SKE14327 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14327 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary.
- --- SKE14687 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 24 pill box.
- --- SKE14687 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 24 pill box.
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
- <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 11:15AM