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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 1324 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Flanking cleared area around the Stop Line of the section of the Hoo Peninsula Second World War Stop Line, running from the River Medway to Stoke Road |
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Summary
This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. The feature comprises a flanking cleared area around the Stop Line of the section of the Hoo Peninsula Second World War Stop Line, running from the River Medway to Stoke Road, north-east of Hoo St Werburgh.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7864 7251 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEFENCE WORK (Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Flanking cleared area around the Stop Line of the section of the Hoo Peninsula Second World War Stop Line, running from the River Medway to Stoke Road, north-east of Hoo St Werburgh. From the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line from Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes.
This shows the flanking cleared areas with the line shown in a separate monument record.
The report notes:
"Aerial photographs taken in 1942 show the line of the anti-tank ditch flanked by a cleared strip of ground from the River Medway at TQ 7925 7169 to the Stoke Road TQ 7904 7282 where it turned north-west towards Kingshill at TQ 7827 7307.
Condition: Aerial photographs indicate parts of the anti-tank ditch were backfilled by May 1944. The line of the ditch where it meets the bank of the River Medway corresponds to an open trench for about 125m. Cropmarks indicate the sub-surface remains of the ditch to the north and south of Abbot's Court Cottages on 2011 and 2013 aerial photographs. A section of the line to the north of Stoke Road was observed on a site visit in 2014. It comprised a back-filled ditch visible as a low earthwork with parchmarkes delineating the banks of either side an earthwork." (1)
<1> 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> | 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) |
