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Monument Number 1397066
Hob Uid: 1397066
Location : Kent Folkestone and Hythe Hawkinge
Grid Ref : TR2135038700
Summary : The site of a demolished World War Two pillbox at Hawkinge Airfield. The pillbox was situated at Sunny Bank Farm on Gibraltar Lane. It was built of reinforced concrete. The pillbox was included in an official wartime list of local defences produced in November 1940. It was demolished using explosives between 1945 and 1955.
More information : The site of a demolished World War Two pillbox at Hawkinge Airfield, Hawkinge , Kent, TR 2135 3870. The pillbox was situated at Sunny Bank Farm on Gibraltar Lane. It was built of reinforced concrete. The pillbox was included in an official wartime list of local defences produced in November 1940 by 43 Divisional Area Defence Scheme (East Kent) named as "List of Pillboxes and Defended Houses". It was demolished using explosives between 1945 and 1955. (1)

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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Demolished 1945-1955
Monument End Date : 1955
Monument Start Date : 1945
Monument Type : Pillbox
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Noted 1940
Monument End Date : 1940
Monument Start Date : 1940
Monument Type : Pillbox
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Source : Defence of Britain Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : S0011787
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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : S0011787
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 23 NW 205
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1397066