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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 54 SW 248 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox |
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Summary
Standard type 24 pillbox, brick-shuttered, situated adjacent to Fordcombe - Chiddingstone Hoath road, set low into ground at embrasure level. Field of fire to SE to bridge across river.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5156 4030 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ54SW |
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| Parish: | PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Chafford Bridge, adjacent to the road. Standard type 24 pillbox, brick-shuttered, situated adjacent to Fordcombe - Chiddingstone Hoath road, set low into ground at embrasure level. Field of fire to SE to bridge across river.
A Pillbox Study Group assessment described the pillbox "Standard brick shuttered shell proof Type 24 with 7 embrasures. Located at LAT: 51. 142865 LONG: 0. 16259015 NGR: TQ51375 40401. Is set back from the main defensive line, located along field boundary by small hedgerow and trees and under a large tree. Has a small ditch running NE/SW along front face. Has field of fire toward the SSE providing covering fire toward Chafford Bridge and also providing cover for T28 S0001916 and T24 Nos. S0001915 & S0001897. In very good condition with all brickwork in situ. No internal identification number."(1)
<1> Pillbox Study Group, Pillbox Study Group communication (Verbal communication). SKE52253.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: Pillbox Study Group. Pillbox Study Group communication. |
