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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 03 SW 29 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World war II pillbox, Hamstreet |
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Summary
World war II pillbox on a small green on east side of Hamstreet Village. It was built in 1940 and is made of concrete. The monument is still in good condition, with all its loopholes intact and the door is now bricked up.
Summary from record TR 03 SW 43:
A type 22 pillbox. Built of concrete and still in good condition, with all the embrasures and the doorway now bricked up.
| Grid Reference: | TR 00269 33480 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR03SW |
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| Parish: | ORLESTONE, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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A WW2, Type 22, PillBox, nr Hamstreet Village. Built in 1940, in concrete and still in good condition, with all the loopholes and door now bricked up.(1)
Description from record TR 03 SW 43:
On the E side of Hamstreet Green village, in Bournewood Road, at corner of green near village shops.A type 22 pillbox. Built of concrete and still in good condition, with all the embrasures and the doorway now bricked up.
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, John Guy, Pers. Comm. (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. John Guy, Pers. Comm.. |
