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Monument details

HER Number:TR 23 NW 252
Type of record:Monument
Name:Type 22 Pillbox With Anti-Aircraft Emplacement at Hawkinge Airfield

Summary

Type 22 brick pillbox with anti-aircraft emplacement on its roof which still retains the metal gun mounting. The pillbox formed part of the perimeter defence for Hawkinge airfield.


Grid Reference:TR 20800 38984
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Abandoned 1945?, Modern - 1939 AD? to 2050 AD? (between))

Full description

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Type 22 brick pillbox with anti-aircraft emplacement on its roof which still retains the metal gun mounting. The pillbox formed part of the perimeter defence for Hawkinge airfield.(1-3)

Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016


<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<3> English Heritage, 2001, Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report (Unpublished document). SKE7937.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
<2>Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
<3>Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report.

Related records

TR 23 NW 215Part of: Hawkinge Airfield (Monument)