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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 23 NW 252 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Type 22 Pillbox With Anti-Aircraft Emplacement at Hawkinge Airfield |
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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 |
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Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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Parish: | HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2001, Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001.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 | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001.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 | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001.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. |
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