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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 85 NW 134 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 21 anti-tank rails connecting two pillboxes, Detling Airfield |
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Summary
21 anti-tank rails connect two Second World War pillboxes, part of the defences of Detling Airfield
| Grid Reference: | TQ 81244 59065 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ85NW |
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| Parish: | THURNHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD)
Full description
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21 anti-tank rails connect two Second World War pillboxes (TQ 85 NW 133 and TQ 85 NW 135), part of the defences of Detling Airfield. The rails connect two Air Ministry design type 27 pillboxes.(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. |
