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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 85 NW 133 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Type 27 Air Ministry design pillbox defending Detling Airfield |
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Summary
Second World War Type 27 Air Ministry design pillbox, one of several defending Detling Airfield. The pillbox is said to be connected to another by 21 anti-tank rails.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 81177 58994 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ85NW |
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| Parish: | THURNHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (AIR MINISTRY PATTERN) (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Second World War hexagonal Type 27 Air Ministry design pillbox, one of several defending Detling Airfield. The pillbox, which is believed to be badly damaged, is connected to another (TQ 85 NW 135) by 21 anti-tank rails.(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. |
