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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 402 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Type 24 Pillbox, Whatman Park, Maidstone |
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Summary
A brick and concrete type 24 pillbox built close to the River Medway. It was built as part of the WW2 anti-invasion defences and formed part of the defences for Maidstone and the GHQ Stop line running from the Leigh to the Medway. It is now bricked up and is in fair condition.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7542 5644 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (Abandoned 1945?, Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD (at some time))
Full description
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A brick and concrete type 24 pillbox built close to the River Medway. It was built as part of the WW2 anti-invasion defences and formed part of the defences for Maidstone and the GHQ Stop line running from the Leigh to the Medway. It is now bricked up and is in fair condition.(1)
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (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. |
