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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 153 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Single emplacement anti aircraft position, Hoo Fort, Hoo St. Werburgh |
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Summary
A single anti aircraft emplacement, built for a 40mm Bofors gun. The concrete monumnet also contains small lockers for ready supply of ammunition. Last seen to be in good condition; falls within the site of the scheduled monument Hoo Fort.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7964 7029 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Rectangular emplacement for 40mm Bofors gun. Contains small lockers for ready use supply of ammunition. Concrete block construction. Good condition. Preserve and ensure is within scheduled status of the fort (1), site photographs (2-16).
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9575.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9845.
<4> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10370.
<5> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11175.
<6> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11176.
<7> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11178.
<8> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11179.
<9> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11180.
<10> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11181.
<11> 1986, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11182.
<12> 1986, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11183.
<13> 1986, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11184.
<14> 1986, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11186.
<15> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11188.
<16> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11189.
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. 4127. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 3096. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 54. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/13. print. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/14. print. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/16. print. |
| <8> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/17. print. |
| <9> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/18. print. |
| <10> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/19. print. |
| <11> | Photograph (Print): 1986. Photograph. TQ7970/2. print. |
| <12> | Photograph (Print): 1986. Photograph. TQ7970/3. print. |
| <13> | Photograph (Print): 1986. Photograph. TQ7970/4. print. |
| <14> | Photograph (Print): 1986. Photograph. TQ7970/6. print. |
| <15> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/8. print. |
| <16> | Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/9. print. |
