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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1214 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Infantry type 24 pillbox, north east of West Court Farm, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods |
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Summary
Good condition type 24 pillbox. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing east.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7242 7540 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Standard concrete construction pillbox with 7 embrasures.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : From public footpath.
Tourism Potential : Possible heritage trail?
Condition : good
Date of visit : 11/12/06
MMRG, 11/12/06, Pill Box type 24 (Article in monograph). SKE14504.
MMRG, 11/12/06, Pill Box type 24 (Article in monograph). Ske14504.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). SKE14264.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 12/01/40, War diary. (Collection). Ske14264.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 12/01/40. War diary.. |
| --- | Article in monograph: MMRG. 11/12/06. Pill Box type 24. |
Related records
| TQ 77 SE 1322 | Part of: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, Hoo Peninsula, Kent (Monument) |
