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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 65 SE 83 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Type 24 pillbox on west bank of the river Medway at Hampstead Sports Club |
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Summary
A concrete-faced type 24 Second World War pillbox exists at Hampstead Sports Club. The pillbox is part of the GHQ defence line and defends the river against attack from the east.
Images
| Grid Reference: | TQ 68818 50463 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ65SE |
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| Parish: | YALDING, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A concrete-faced type 24 Second World War pillbox exists at Hampstead Sports Club. The pillbox is part of the GHQ defence line and defends the river against attack from the east.(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. |
