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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 192 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Pillbox (WW2), Crete Road East, Folkestone |
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Summary
Type 24 (22?) pillbox. Thick detached blast wall to rear. C. 1940. Built of reinforced concrete and in good condition.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2353 3790 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Abandoned 1945, Modern - 1940 AD? to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Pillbox (WW2), Crete Road East, Folkestone |
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Full description
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Type 24 pillbox. Thick detached blast wall to rear. C. 1940. Built of reinforced concrete and in good condition. (1,2)
Probably same pillbox as Defence of Britain 14479
Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. |
Related records
| TR 13 NE 91 | Part of: Folkestone Crestline pillboxes (Monument) |
