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Monument details

HER Number:TR 23 NW 253
Type of record:Monument
Name:Type 22 Pillbox at Hawkinge Airfield

Summary

Brick type 22 pillbox which formed part of the ground defences around Hawkinge airfield.

Summary from record TR 23 NW 503:

Rectangular blockhouse, with 2 embrasures just above the ground surface. Entrance by stairs to rear. Faces airfield. [Not entered, so interior detail not observed].

with PLAN drawn on form.


Grid Reference:TR 20558 39145
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Abandoned 1945?, Modern - 1939 AD? to 2050 AD? (between))
  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Brick type 22 pillbox which formed part of the ground defences around Hawkinge airfield.(1-3)

Description from record TR 23 NW 503:
Just inside airfield boundary, to E side of lane, within bramble thicket. On rising ground overlooking airfield.
with site location PLAN drawn on form.Rectangular blockhouse, with 2 embrasures just above the ground surface. Entrance by stairs to rea

Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016


Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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

<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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2001, Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report (Unpublished document).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
---Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
<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Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001.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Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001.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Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001.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.

Related records

TR 23 NW 215Part of: Hawkinge Airfield (Monument)