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Monument record TQ 77 SE 1358 - Second World War defence locality at Lodge Hill Anti-aircraft battery - with gun emplacements, military support buildings, barbed wire enclosure.
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 defended locality or military installation centred on the remains of the First World War anti-aircraft battery at Lodge Hill. The site contained gun emplacements, military support buildings, within a rectangular barbed wire enclosure covering about 3 ha. A similar defended position is approximately 800m to the east. The military support buildings may be First World War origin. Additional small gun emplacements and weapons pits were located around the edge of the enclosure.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7582 7403 (219m by 226m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<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> 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
- 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 10:37AM