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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SW 56 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War II Pillbox, west of Town Road, Cliffe |
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Summary
A World War II concrete type 24 pillbox, narrow wall version with brick skin. Located in a field on the west of Town Road; faces north east and is fronted by a small drainage ditch.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7341 7373 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: World War II Pillbox, west of Town Road, Cliffe
World War II Pillbox, west of Town Road, Cliffe |
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Full description
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Concrete type 24 pillbox on edge of field W. of Town Rd, Cliffe. Fronted by a small drainage ditch, faces NE. Narrow wall version with brick skin. (1)
This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. The report states: "Second World War Type 24 pillbox, reinforced concrete. Faces north east and is fronted by a small drainage ditch. Narrow wall version with brick skin. Condition: Recorded on 2007 aerial photographs and marked on recent OS 1:25000 scale map at edge of orchard off footpath from B2000. " (2)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 1995 (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 | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by VTC Smith 1995. |
| <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) |
