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Monument details

Summary

Good condition type 24 pillbox. Forming part of Hoo stop line (GHQ line) anti invasion defences 1940. Facing east.

Monument Types

• PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Standard concrete construction infantry pillbox, brick faced. Door and embrasures blocked.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Possible heritage trail
Condition : very good
Date of visit : 05/11/06

This feature is mentioned in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line, part of the wider study of the Hoo Peninsula. The report states: "Second World War reinforced concrete Type 24 pillbox where the anti-tank ditch meets the edge of Wyborne Wood. The pillbox is a narrow wall version with a brick skin. The pillbox is visible on 2007 Google Earth aerial photographs. Seen on a 2015 field visit with a blocked entrance and embrasures. " (2)

MMRG, 05/11/06, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). SKE14665.

MMRG, 05/11/06, Type 24 pill box (Photograph). Ske14665.

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). SKE14321.

11th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 18/01/41, War Diary (Collection). Ske14321.

<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.

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