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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 222 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Pillbox (ww2), Crete Road East, Folkestone |
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Summary
Type 24, thick-walled pillbox. No embrasure in front wall. Several pours of concrete apparent. C. 1940. Built of reinforced concrete and in fair condition. Beside road on N side.
| Grid Reference: | TR 22474 38097 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Abandoned 1945, Modern - 1940 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Type 24, thick-walled pillbox. No embrasure in front wall. Several pours of concrete apparent. C. 1940. Built of reinforced concrete and in fair condition. Beside road on N side. (1,2)
Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. |
Related records
| TR 13 NE 91 | Part of: Folkestone Crestline pillboxes (Monument) |
