Monument Number 1544248 |
| Hob Uid: 1544248 | |
Location :
Medway
High Halstow
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| Grid Ref : TQ7743273942 |
| Summary : A Second World War hexagonal pillbox is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The structure was located on the north side of a military railway, now disused, just to the east of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634). It formed part of the defences associated with the Hoo Stop Line (Monument 1542577), constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames. Defensive features associated with this pillbox include two sections of anti tank ditch (Monuments 1542630, 1542646). It is possible that this pillbox is the one referred to by Monument record 1441601.The structure was visible on aerial photographs until 1969, after which time the site appeared overgrown with vegetation. It was examined for the Kent HER in 2006, and reported to be in good condition. |
More information : TQ 7743 7394. A Second World War hexagonal pillbox is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The structure was located on the north side of a military railway, now disused, just to the east of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634). It formed part of the defences associated with the Hoo Stop Line (Monument 1542577), constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames. Defensive features associated with this pillbox include two sections of anti tank ditch (Monuments 1542630, 1542646). (1-3)
It is possible that this pillbox is the one referred to by Monument record 1441601, as no pillbox could be identified on the south side of the railway on any available aerial photographs. The structure was visible on aerial photographs until 1969, after which time the site appeared overgrown with vegetation. It reportedly survived in good condition in 2006, when it was examined for the Kent HER (TQ 77 SE 1280 - MKE42188). (4) |