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Building record TQ 77 SE 1247 - Type 28A Pillbox, east of First World War redoubt, Cooling
Summary
Good condition type 28A anti tank pillbox, embrasures sealed. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing south east.
Summary from record TQ 77 SE 108:
A concrete type 28 World War II Anti-Tank Pillbox. East facing, the entrance and the gunport are blocked. The pillbox was part of the defences of the Lodge Hill Magazine.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7668 7428 (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 Pill Box (Photograph). SKE14698.
MMRG, 10/11/06, Type 28 A Pill Box (Photograph). Ske14698.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). SKE14338.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). Ske14338.
<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)
- --- SKE14338 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14338 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14698 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 28 A Pill Box.
- --- SKE14698 Photograph: MMRG. 10/11/06. Type 28 A Pill Box.
- <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 11:22AM