| Summary : A Second World War Type 24 pillbox, constructed on the western edge of Lodge Hill Wood near the north side of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634), has been mapped from aerial photographs 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. It is located on Rough Shaw, a north west facing slope, at the point where the anti tank ditch meets the west side of Lodge Hill Wood. |
More information : TQ 7591 7427. A Second World War Type 24 pillbox, constructed on the western edge of Lodge Hill Wood near the north side of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634). 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. It is located on Rough Shaw, a north west facing slope, at the point where the anti tank ditch meets the west side of Lodge Hill Wood. The section of the anti tank ditch immediately adjacent to this pillbox has been recorded as Monument 1542687. The nearest pillboxes within the Stop Line defensive system are Monument 1426722 to the north east, and Monument 1426721 to the west. The pillbox and the rest of the Stop Line defences have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. This structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944 and 1953, but has not been identified on later photographs. (1-2)
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