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Monument details

Summary

A World War II type 24 concrete Pillbox identified during a survey in 1997, and thought to still remain in good condition.

Monument Types

• PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Type 24. Good condition. (1)

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line for the Hoo Peninsula. The report states: "Second World War Type 24 pillbox in good condition located about 100m due south from the junction of Cooling Common and Cooling Street, Cooling at the edge of Berry Court Wood, near the foot of a north west facing slope, overlooking an apparent gap between the wood and a section of the Stop Line's anti-tank ditch. Condition - it was recorded on 1944, 1953 and 2007 aerial photographs. It was seen to be in good condition from a public footpath during a 2014 site visit. Recorded in good condition during the Defence of Britain Project." (2)

<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<2> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31599.

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