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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NW 204 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Type 24 pillbox north east of London Road, Maidstone |
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Summary
An overgrown and possibly fire-damaged Second World War Type 24 hexagonal pillbox is located north east of London Road, Maidstone. The pillbox faced south-west and defends London Road and the railway.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 73745 57477 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NW |
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| Parish: | AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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An overgrown and possibly fire-damaged Second World War pillbox is located north east of London Road, Maidstone. The pillbox faced south-west and defends London Road and the railway.(1)
CgMs Consulting, 2015, Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment: Land at Bridge Nursery, Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31506.
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2015. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment: Land at Bridge Nursery, Maidstone, Kent. |
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. |
