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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NW 200 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Type 28A anti-tank pillbox facing north across river at Allington Lock |
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Summary
Second World War anti-tank pillbox facing north across the river Medway. The pillbox has a side chamber for a light machine gun and is currently used as a store for the Environment Agency.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 74847 58081 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NW |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Second World War anti-tank pillbox facing north across the river Medway. The pillbox has a side chamber for a light machine gun and is currently used as a store for the Environment Agency. Chamfered edge. Three embrasures including one next to the main gun. The main embrasure is boarded and glazed and the others filled in with air-bricks.(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. |
