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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 76 NE 351
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War II anti tank brickhouse, Fort Amherst

Summary

An anti tank brickhouse located at the Southern tip of Prince William's Battery, Fort Amherst. Placements for three and 6 pounder guns and bolts for retaining the pedestal were identified during a 1997 survey.


Grid Reference:TQ 7613 6818
Map Sheet:TQ76NE
Parish:ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 1003364: Brompton Lines

Full description

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Southern tip of Prince William's Battery, Fort Amherst. Concrete for 3-pr. or 6-pr. QF gun. Bolts for retaining the pedestal still remain. Believed to have been retained by Fort Amherst and Lines Trust as a type of example. (1)


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

Sources and further reading

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