Building record TQ 77 SE 1218 - Pillbox - Type 24
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7549 7166 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Standard concrete construction anti tank pillbox, with brick shuttering. Entrance blocked, embrassures open.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Possible heritage trail
Condition : good
Date of visit : 07/03/18
Concrete pillbox with brick shuttering.
Pillbox. Behind houses just above bridge on Four Elms Hill. (1)
TQ 75491 71667. The pillbox has been mapped from aerial photographs, and its location more accurately identified, as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. It appeared as a surviving feature on photographs taken in April 2007. (2-3)
MMRG, 03/07/07, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). SKE14595.
MMRG, 03/07/07, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). Ske14595.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). SKE14410.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War diary. (Collection). Ske14410.
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SKE14410 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14410 Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War diary..
- --- SKE14595 Photograph: MMRG. 03/07/07. Type 24 pill box.
- --- SKE14595 Photograph: MMRG. 03/07/07. Type 24 pill box.
- <1> SKE32029 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
Mar 25 2026 1:17PM