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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NW 382 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Second World War type 24 pillbox |
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Summary
During the Second World War a type 24 infantry pillbox was constructed on the west bank of the river Medway close to the railway line. It was present in the 1960s but has since been demolished.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7495 5721 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NW |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD)
Full description
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During the Second World War a type 24 infantry pillbox was constructed on the west bank of the river Medway close to the railway line. It was present in the 1960s but has since been demolished. (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. |
