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Monument record TQ 77 SW 1081 - Second World War pillbox on the western edge of Cliffe Woods, Hoo Peninsula. Since removed.
Summary
A Second World War concrete pillbox, located on the western edge of Cliffe Woods, has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. This hexagonal pillbox was part of the in depth defences associated with the Hoo Stop Line (Monument 1542577), a system of anti tank ditches, pillboxes and gun emplacements constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames. The pillbox was located 360 metres to the south west of a section of anti tank ditch and faced north along Town Road.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 7354 7357 (13m by 14m) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SW |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, 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.
<2> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/617 6099 20-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SKE55980.
<3> RAF, 1952, NMR RAF/58/586 4134 24-APR-1952 (Photograph). SKE58393.
<4> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4087 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE56004.
<5> Historic England, Archive Material (Archive). SKE58388.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <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..
- <2> SKE55980 Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/617 6099 20-JUN-1942. NMR RAF/HLA/617 6099 20-JUN-1942.
- <3> SKE58393 Photograph: RAF. 1952. NMR RAF/58/586 4134 24-APR-1952. NMR RAF/58/586 4134 24-APR-1952.
- <4> SKE56004 Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4087 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4087 16-JAN-1947.
- <5> SKE58388 Archive: Historic England. Archive Material.
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
Jan 2 2025 12:29PM