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Monument details
Summary
A type 24 concrete Pillbox with machine gun positions. Identified from aerial photographs taken after World War II. Access during a survey of defence sites in 1994 was not possible. Present condition, level of survival uncertain.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8649 7404 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Type 24. (Machine gun). Known to have existed until recently. Unable to gain entry to check, May 1994. In Thamesport area (1), site photographs (2-6).
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9486.
<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9494.
<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9558.
<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9559.
<6> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9818.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3031. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3052. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4028. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4030. print. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4035. print. |
