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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 SW 267
Type of record:Monument
Name:Type 24 pillbox off Rectory Lane, Barming

Summary

Immediately north of the railway, off Rectory Lane, Barming, is a heavily overgrown type 24 Second World War pillbox. The pillbox is positioned to defend a crossing of the river Medway from the south.


Grid Reference:TQ 7296 5380
Map Sheet:TQ75SW
Parish:BARMING, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Immediately north of the railway, off Rectory Lane, Barming, is a heavily overgrown type 24 Second World War pillbox. The pillbox is positioned to defend a crossing of the river Medway from the south.(1) Visible in 2018


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

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---Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report.