Monument record TQ 77 SE 1343 - Second World War Type 25 pillbox on Deangate Ridge overlooking Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot, Hoo Peninsula. Since removed.

Summary

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. This feature comprises a Second World War circular Type 25 pillbox located on Deangate Rodge to the south of Rough Shaw, overlooking Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot. Removed by 1973 but sub-surface remains may survive.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7555 7380 (point)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

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: "Second World War circular Type 25 pillbox. The pillbox is located on Deangate Ridge to the south of Rough Shaw, facing south overlooking Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot. It was protected by a roughly circular barbed wire enclosure about 40m in diameter. The pillbox appeared as a standing structure on photographs taken in 1944 and 1970 but had been removed by 1973 although it is possible that sub-surface remains survive." (1)


<1> 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 (1)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014..

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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 11 2016 9:45AM