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« Last post by John Walker on Today at 05:37:45 PM »There were six pillboxes in the immediate area
Found it. On the A26, opposite the gatehouse to Barham Court, Teston.
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Found it. On the A26, opposite the gatehouse to Barham Court, Teston.
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« Last post by johnfilmer on Today at 03:12:46 PM »There were six pillboxes in the immediate area
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« Last post by MartinR on May 07, 2024, 03:38:06 PM »The West Kent Hospital is visible on the 1870 6" OS map as "Genl Hospital (West Kent)". See https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18.0&lat=51.27465&lon=0.52894&layers=257&b=1&o=100 for the overlay map.
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« Last post by johnfilmer on May 07, 2024, 03:28:53 PM »Might help to consider what it might be defending.
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« Last post by John Walker on May 07, 2024, 09:55:42 AM »I've found a photo of a similar one near Teston but haven't located it yet?
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« Last post by johnfilmer on May 07, 2024, 09:05:41 AM »Not the A20.
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« Last post by John Walker on May 07, 2024, 12:00:32 AM »A20?
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« Last post by johnfilmer on May 06, 2024, 05:58:22 PM »That was hard work to finally find that it was a building within a few hundred yards of our old business premises...
Both my sons were born there, we had the 3am dash for the first. My wife got some strange looks when she was asked about how often the contractions had been, and she said that she had to stop timing them that evening while she mucked out the stables. Luckily I'm allergic to horses
Meanwhile, back on topic, where is this pillbox? The road is a busy A road that I suspect many of us (certainly me) have used many times.
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Both my sons were born there, we had the 3am dash for the first. My wife got some strange looks when she was asked about how often the contractions had been, and she said that she had to stop timing them that evening while she mucked out the stables. Luckily I'm allergic to horses
Meanwhile, back on topic, where is this pillbox? The road is a busy A road that I suspect many of us (certainly me) have used many times.
Mid Kent
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« Last post by John Walker on May 06, 2024, 05:26:54 PM »Well done JohnFilmer. West Kent Hospital, Maidstone. My maternal great grandfather, George Impett, was employed as head gardener at Roydon Hall in 1906. The family lived in a tied-cottage near Wateringbury. In 1907, my great-grandfather suddenly became ill and was taken to the West Kent Hospital, where he died. (The family story is that he was kicked in the head by a horse)
My Great Grandmother and five children were then forced to leave the tied-cottage and moved to Canterbury, where they lived in a slum for many years.
My Great Grandmother and five children were then forced to leave the tied-cottage and moved to Canterbury, where they lived in a slum for many years.
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« Last post by johnfilmer on May 06, 2024, 10:35:33 AM »It’s the old Maidstone Hospital in Marsham Street, where now stands Hengist Court.