Building record TQ 77 SE 1247 - Type 28A Pillbox, east of First World War redoubt, Cooling
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7668 7428 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Standard concrete construction anti tank pillbox.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Possible heritage trail
Condition : good
Date of visit : 11/10/06
Description from record TQ 77 SE 108:
Concrete anti-tank pillbox type 28 facing E, entrance and gunport blocked. Part of the defences for Lodge Hill ammunition depot
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: "A concrete anti-tank Type 28 pillbox facing east - part of the defences for Lodge Hill Royal Naval Ordnance Depot and the stop line. Recorded on 2011 aerial photographs but under partial tree cover by 2013 (Google Earth). The entrance and embrasures are blocked. (2)
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