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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 1338
Type of record:Monument
Name:Two possible Second World War circular type 25 pillboxes, at the eastern gate of Lodge Hill Ordance Depot, Hoo Peninsula.

Summary

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. The feature comprises two possible Second World War circular type 25 pillboxes, situated near the eastern gate of Lodge Hill Ordance Depot, Hoo Peninsula.


Grid Reference:TQ 7744 7384
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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This feature was recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line on the Hoo Peninsula, part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study. The report states: "Two possible Second World War circular type 25 pillboxes, situated near the eastern gate of Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot. They were aligned along the road, 10m apart and had diameters of 3.6m amd 4.3m. The structures described in this record were only visible on photographs taken in 1944. Current survival or condition unknown. (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 1322Part of: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, Hoo Peninsula, Kent (Monument)