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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 248 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Type 22 Pillbox, Hawkinge Airfield |
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Summary
A type 22 brick pillbox, one of a number that were constructed in and around Hawkinge airfield. Next to the former operations block (TR 23 NW 247) and now part of the Kent Battle of Britain museum.
| Grid Reference: | TR 20773 39474 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Abandoned 1961?, Modern - 1939 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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A type 22 brick pillbox, one of a number that were constructed in and around Hawkinge airfield. Next to the former operations block (TR 23 NW 247) and now part of the Kent Battle of Britain museum. (1-3).
Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016
<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
<3> English Heritage, 2001, Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report (Unpublished document). SKE7937.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report. |
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