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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 97 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War II Pillbox in orchard north of Stoke Road, near White House Farm, Hoo St. Werburgh |
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Summary
A Concrete World War II pillbox, located in orchard to the north of Stoke Road, near Abbots Court Lodge, Hoo St. Werburgh. The type 24 pillbox faces north-east and is a narrow wall version with brick skin. It was visited during 1995 as part of a defensive survey and found to be in good condition. Formed part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7865 7276 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Concrete type 24 pillbox facing E narrow wall vewrsion with brick skin (1).
This structure is described in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line which runs from Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study by English Heritage. The report states that this is a "Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox facing east located in an orchard north of the Stoke Road, east of Hoo St Werburgh. The structure was visible on aerial photographs of 2007 but is under tree cover on recent aerial imagery (September 2013 Google Earth)". (2)
Description from record TQ 77 SE 1260:
Standard concrete construction infantry pillbox, brick faced..
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Possible heritage trail
Condition : good
Date of visit : 07/01/21
MMRG, 07/01/06, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). SKE14658.
MMRG, 07/01/06, Type 24 pillbox (Photograph). Ske14658.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). SKE14314.
11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). Ske14314.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 10/9/95 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31599.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Collection: 11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 18/01/41. War Diary. |
| --- | Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/06. Type 24 pillbox. |
| <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by VTC Smith 10/9/95. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014.. |
Related records
| TQ 77 SE 1322 | Part of: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, Hoo Peninsula, Kent (Monument) |
