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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 SW 101
Type of record:Building
Name:Pillbox at Barming Bridge

Summary

A Second World War hexagonal pillbox exists west of Barming Bridge, part of the GHQ line defending the Medway. The pillbox defends Barming Bridge In conjunction with a type 28A pillbox to the east of the bridge.


Grid Reference:TQ 72302 53994
Map Sheet:TQ75SW
Parish:BARMING, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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A Second World War hexagonal pillbox exists west of Barming Bridge, part of the GHQ line defending the Medway. The pillbox defends Barming Bridge In conjunction with a type 28A pillbox to the east of the bridge.(1) Visible in 2018


<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

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<1>Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report.