Monument record TR 23 NW 546 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)

Summary

Hexagonal pillbox, of very rough concrete with 29ins thick walls. Step-splayed embrasures with a pierced sheet of iron or steel on the inside. No embrasure in the front wall, just one each in the E facing side walls and one in the front W facing side

Location

Grid reference TR 2240 3830 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Landward side of Crete Road, just W of a bend in the road.Hexagonal pillbox, of very rough concrete with 29ins thick walls. Step-splayed embrasures with a pierced sheet of iron or steel on the inside. No embrasure in the front wall, just one each in

Hexagonal pillbox, of very rough concrete with 29ins thick walls. Step-splayed embrasures with a pierced sheet of iron or steel on the inside. No embrasure in the front wall, just one each in the E facing side walls and one in the front W facing side wall. Type 24, thick-walled pillbox. No embrasure in front wall. Several pours of concrete apparent. Built of reinforced concrete and in fair condition. Beside road on N side. (1) Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 663562. Landward side of Crete Road, just W of a bend in the road


Burridge, David, Oddities (Unpublished document). SKE13147.

Burridge, David, Oddities (Unpublished document). Ske13147.

Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Burridge, David. Oddities.
  • --- Unpublished document: Burridge, David. Oddities.
  • --- Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
  • <1> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)

Record last edited

Feb 5 2026 2:20PM