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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 1345
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible hexagonal Second World War pillbox located on a north west facing slope near north-west corner of Lodge Hill Armaments Depot, Hoo Peninsula.

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 hexagonal Second World War pillbox is located on a north west facing slope near the north western corner of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot, Hoo Peninsula. The pillbox could not be located during a field visit in 2014.


Grid Reference:TQ 7532 7399
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT

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 in the Hoo Peninsula, part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study. The report states "A possible hexagonal Second World War pillbox is located on a north west facing slope near the north western corner of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot. The pillbox is visible only on aerial photographs taken in 1944. The pillbox could not be located during a field visit in 2014". (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)