Monument record TQ 77 NW 1266 - Second World War anti-tank blocks positioned near West Court Farm, Cliffe
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7231 7556 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ77NW |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A brief mention is made in the 2014 research report on the Second World War stop line that ran from Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes (1). From the report: "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."
However, two rows of blocks can be see on the HER aerial photographs of 1946 just to the south of Salt Lane, on either side of a track running south to West Court Farm. The blocks to the east of the track had gone by 1960, and the ones to the west by 1990 (Google Earth).
<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 12 2016 2:21PM