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Building record TQ 77 SE 1246 - Type 28A Pillbox, south of First World War redoubt, Cooling
Summary
Poor condition (roof blown in) type 28A anti tank pillbox with bolt ring in place. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing north west.
Summary from record TQ 77 SE 106:
A concrete type 28 World War II Anti-Tank Pillbox. West facing with a partially destroyed roof. The pillbox was part of the defences of the Lodge Hill Magazine.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 76590 74236 (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 28 A pillbox (Photograph). SKE14697.
MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 28 A pillbox (Photograph). Ske14697.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). SKE14337.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). Ske14337.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, site visit by VTC Smith 15/10/95 (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)
- --- SKE14337 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14337 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14697 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 28 A pillbox.
- --- SKE14697 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 28 A pillbox.
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. site visit by VTC Smith 15/10/95.
- <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 11:25AM