Pair of Second World War concrete roadblock plinths east of Hoo St Werburgh

A pair of concrete roadblock plinths. Built in 1940 as part of the Hoo Stop Line, in response to the threat of a German invasion during the Second World War.

MATERIALS: reinforced concrete.

DESCRIPTION: the plinths are situated to the east of the village of Hoo St Werburgh, either side of a track running north from Stoke Road at NGR TQ7890772826. Each plinth is a substantial rectangular concrete block, set into the ground and around 1.7m in height, 4m in length and 1.2m wide. The plinths have one tapering face to the south and a deep slot dividing the plinth in two and which would have housed a horizontal steel rail, often reused railway rails, providing a strong but removable barrier. The plinths were constructed of concrete poured into shuttering constructed from corrugated metal sheeting, the imprint of which provides the blocks with a textured surface.