Second World War pillbox, near Paglesham Creek, Paglesham Churchend (EHER 82668)

Possibly destroyed. A Second World War type 22 pillbox located near Paglesham Creek, close to the footpath east of Loftman's Farm and north of Paglesham Churchend. See description for notes on the legitimacy of this record.

NRHE data transfer: 1995-2002. Defence of Britain survey. Type 22 pillbox. Rifle embrasures either side of entrance. Appears to have low wall built around entrance [to reduce risk of flooding?]. LOCATION: Near Paglesham Creek, near footpath east of Loftman's Farm, north of Paglesham Churchend. [site location plan drawn on form]. <1> <2> Note: Google Earth imagery and MasterMap base mapping do not seem to show a pillbox at the mapped location and it may have been destroyed. Alternatively, this pillbox is noted as a possible duplicate of EHER 20802 on the 'eDOB' online database and this source assumes the record to have been created be in error. The website describes the record as 'deprecated'. It has not been possible to view the form described in the NRHE record to verify if this pillbox is a duplicate of EHER 20802. <3> <4> <5>