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Type 24 pillbox. Concrete exterior facing.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/03/23)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Common Marsh area, on N bank of River Medway near bridge of M2 motorway and railbridge over the river. |
Area |
Cuxton, Medway Council, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 719 671
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1997)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Dumping (Immediate) Detail: Large quantities of chalk spoil are being dumped close to the pillbox to fill in the marshy area. The pillbox is in danger eventually of being buried. |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (North West Kent) - GHQ Line running from Leigh to River Thames via Medway valley. |
Photographs |
![]() (2) - exterior views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0011275 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2000/03/23 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |