| Summary : Second World War reinforced concrete anti-tank pillbox type 28 facing East. The structure is located to the north of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634) on agricultural land, and has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. It formed part of the defences of the Hoo Stop Line (Monument 1542577), a system of anti tank ditches, gun emplacements and pillboxes constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames. An identical anti tank pillbox, facing west, is located 107 metres to the west (Monument 1426099). |
More information : Concrete anti-tank pillbox type 28 facing E. Entrance and embrasure blocked. Part of the defences for Lodge Hill ammunition depot.In pasture N of Lodge Hill Ammunition Depot. (1)
TQ 7668 7428. The anti tank gun emplacement or pillbox described in authority 1 has been mapped from aerial photographs, and its position identified more precisely, as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The rectangular gun emplacement, which faces east, is located to the north of Lodge Hill Royal Naval Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634). It formed part of the defences of the Hoo Stop Line (Monument 1542577), a system of anti tank ditches, gun emplacements and pillboxes constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames. An identical anti tank pillbox, facing west, is located 107 metres to the west (Monument 1426099). (2-3)
The pillbox is located on agricultural land to the north of the Lodge Hill Deopt, and can be seen as a surviving structure on aerial photographs taken in June 2011. (4)
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