Building record TQ 77 SE 1285 - Type 24 Pillbox, northern edge of Lodge Hill Wood, Cooling

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 126:
Concrete. Type 24, facing North. Good condition. (1)

This feature is recorded on the English Heritage report on the Hoo Peninsula Second World War Stop Line, part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study. The report states: "Second World War reinforced concrete Type 24 pillbox, constructed on the north edge of Lodge Hill Wood near the north side of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot. It was recorded on aerial photographs of 1944 and 1953 only but its current condition is unknown. The pillbox is recorded as being in good condition during the Defence of Britain project." (2)

MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). SKE14691.

MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). Ske14691.

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). SKE14330.

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). Ske14330.

<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.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.