More information : Concrete type 24 pillbox, facing E. In good condition. N of Hoo St. Werburgh. (1)
TQ 7643 7444. A Second World War Type 24 pillbox, constructed on the east 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. The pillbox overlooks the course of the Stop Line's anti tank ditch and lies within the edge of the wood, which was incorporated as part of the obstructive feature. It lies about 70m to the south of another identical structure (Monument 1426724). Both pillboxes, along with the rest of the Stop Line defence system, have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (2-3)
The pillbox appeared as an extant structure on a Google Earth aerial photograph taken in 2007. (4) |