Building record TQ 87 NW 1060 - Type 24 pillbox,

Summary

A Second World War pillbox (possibly a type 24) located at the edge of a field west of Dagenham Farm. This pillbox is one of a number in a line located inland, running parallel to the coast, forming part of the extensive wartime coastal defences around the Thames and Medway rivers. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

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Grid reference TQ 8194 7767 (point)
Map sheet TQ87NW
County KENT
Civil Parish ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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All concrete construction, facing North. Door and embrasures open.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Yes
Condition : good
Date of visit : 07/01/28

A Second World War pillbox (possibly a type 24) located at the edge of a field at TQ 8195 7767 to the west of Dagenham Farm. This pillbox is one of a number in a line located inland, running parallel to the coast, forming part of the extensive wartime coastal defences around the Thames and Medway rivers. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1)


MMRG, 01/07/07, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). SKE14680.

MMRG, 01/07/07, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). Ske14680.

<1> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3003 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE55871.

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  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 01/07/07. Type 24 pill box.
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 01/07/07. Type 24 pill box.
  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3003 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3003 16-JAN-1947.

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Record last edited

Mar 22 2024 10:27AM