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Monument details

Summary

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. This feature comprises a possible Second World War circular Type 15 pillbox, near Lodge Hill Lane and the north west corner of Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot, Hoo Peninsula. The pillbox is located on Deangate Ridge at the western edge of Rough Shaw and the eastern edge of Berry Court Wood. No longer visible on aerial photographs in 1952.

Monument Types

• PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line, Hoo Peninsula, part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study. The report states: "Possible Second World War circular Type 25 pillbox, about 4.5m in diameter near Lodge Hill Lane and the north-west corner of Lodge Hill Ordnance Depot. The pillbox is located on Deangate Ridge at the western edge of Rough Shaw and the eastern edge of Berry Court Wood. The structure was recorded on aerial photographs taken between 1944 and 1950, but was not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1952 and it is possible that is was removed by this date. Current 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.

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