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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 NE 312
Type of record:Building
Name:Type 22 pillbox buried under earth mound, Whatman Park, Maidstone

Summary

A Second World War type 22 pillbox is said to be buried under an earth mound in Whatman Park, Maidstone. The pillbox was located west of the Medway and formed part of the GHQ Line defence line.


Grid Reference:TQ 75178 56945
Map Sheet:TQ75NE
Parish:MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD)

Full description

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A Second World War type 22 pillbox is said to be buried under an earth mound in Whatman Park, Maidstone. The pillbox was located west of the Medway and formed part of the GHQ Line defence line.(1)


<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.