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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 Second World War artillery pillbox located to the east of the anti-tank ditch, near Rectory Road, Cliffe Parish. Still extant May 2015.

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. The report states:"A Second World War artillery pillbox was recorded from aerial photographs dating to between 1944 and 1947. The pillbox is located adjacent to the east side of the anti-tank ditch and is probably part of its supporting defences. A shed extension has been added to this structure at a later date. Condition: This structure is visible on Google Earth aerial photographs in 2010 and it can still be partly seen on the 2013 coverage. A field visit in May 2015 confirmed that it is still extant. The pillbox is located adjacent to the road with the shed extension to the rear." (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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