Monument record TQ 77 NW 1229 - Flanking areas around a section of the Second World War Stop Line, north and west of Buckland Farm, Hoo Peninsula.

This feature is recorded as part of the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. This section of the line is north and west of Buckland Farm, Cliffe. The monument record for the Stop Line section is at TQ 77 NW 1228.
The report states:" Cliffe Quarries to the south bank of the River Thames, NRHE 1418715, 1418664. The quarries for the cement works at Cliffe, were used as part of the stop line to the north and west of Buckland Farm. Eighteen anti-tank blocks of a moveable type were positioned near West Court Farm, Cliffe at TQ 724 756 (Defence of Britain Project, accessed via Archaeology Data Service) but were not seen on aerial photographs. An anti-tank ditch and other features were constructed at the western end of the stop line to bridge the gap between the quarries and the Thames estuary. This final section of the stop line was formed by widening and deepening a drainage ditch (TQ 7120 7586) for 420m from the quarry to the sea wall. Six concrete anti-tank pillars were placed across the sea wall to the River Thames. One pillar has names inscribed in concrete, 'F.C. Gomar', 'S. Bernard', 'R. Lucas', (Defence of Britain Project, accessed via Archaeology Data Service).
Condition: The anti-tank blocks at West Court Farm, identified on the ground by the Defence of Britain project, require a site visit. Recent aerial photographs (Google Earth 2013) show a large section of anti-tank ditch was quarried away but the pillbox and concrete pillars are in place." (1)

Six concrete pillars in line leading from shore into River Thames. Pillar has names inscribed in concrete, 'F.C. Gomar, 'S. Barnard', 'R. Lucas'.

6 x 5ft square concrete cubes arranged in echelon in front of river wall. At edge of River Thames, Salt Lane, Cliffe. (1)

The earthen remains of part of the Second World War anti-invasion stop line constructed across the Hoo Peninsula from the Medway to the Thames. This section was centred at TQ 7120 7586 and was formed by widening and deepening an existing drainage ditch. This extended over 420m, the north-eastern end terminated at a large quarry, whilst the south-western end terminated at the sea wall. The defences continued over the sea wall in the form of six concrete anti-tank pillars in line leading from shore into River Thames. The structural remains of these anti-tank obstructions were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (2)

<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> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.