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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 SW 80 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Type 28A anti-tank pillbox, opposite Barham Court, Teston |
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Summary
During the Second World War an anti-tank pillbox was built opposite Barham Court, Teston. It was sited to defend Teston Bridge in conjunction with a second type 28A located 120 m to the south-west. It was concrete faced and was built to site a 2pdr or 6pdr gun. The pillboxes were part of the main British defence line called the GHQ Line which in Kent ran along the Medway.
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 71090 53630 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75SW |
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| Parish: | TESTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Second World War anti-tank pillbox opposite Barham Court, Teston. Sited to defend Teston Bridge in conjunction with a second type 28A located 120 m to the south-west. Concrete faced. The pillbox would have been armed with a 2pdr or 6 pdr gun (1)
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. |
