Monument Number 1426745 |
| Hob Uid: 1426745 | |
Location :
Medway
Hoo St. Werburgh
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| Grid Ref : TQ7804173193 |
| Summary : A Second World War reinforced concrete Type 28 anti tank pillbox with brick shuttering is located to the east of Bells Lane and south of Ratcliffe Highway, on the east side of Hoo St Werburgh. The structure survives in good condition but overgrown, and is listed Grade II. The pillbox served as a gun emplacement for a 2-pounder or 6-pounder Quick Firing gun. It is one element within the supporting defences of a Stop Line (Monument 1542577) constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the north bank of the Medway to the south bank of the Thames at Higham Creek. The pillbox and the rest of the Stop Line defence system have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. |
More information : Rectangular anti-tank gun emplacement for 2-pr. or 6-pr. QF. In good condition but overgrown. At E edge of field, Hoo St. Werburgh. (1)
The gun emplacement of Type 28 was cosntructed of concrete using brick shuttering. The roof features chamfered edges. The pillbox is situated second in line of four pillboxes in total (see HOB UID 1418711, 1418683 and 1418684). Grade II listed. (2)
The Second World War pillbox described in authorities 1 and 2 is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The pillbox is one element within the supporting defences of a Stop Line (Monument 1542577) constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the north bank of the Medway to the south bank of the Thames at Higham Creek. Other elements of the Stop Line defence system in the immediate vicinity of this pillbox include part of the anti tank ditch (Monument 1542630) and the pillboxes noted in authority 2. (3-5) |