Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, Nr Charing, Kent

Two World War II Pill Boxes were recorded in advance of their demolition prior to the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. The two shuttered concrete structures were built as part of the World War II 1940 defence strategy protecting the country from invasion. They were specifically designed to protect the nearby Maidstone to London railway line. The buildings are examples of the 'Type 24' Pill Box. The six sided structures have one doorway, facing south-west, flanked by two windows. The remaining walls all have a central window providing all round visibility. A brick baffle structure, protecting the doorway and dividing the internal space was largely intact in Pill Box A and had been removed from Pill Box B, but was visible in outline on the ceiling.在英法海峡隧道铁路连接线（Channel Tunnel Rail Link）开工建设前的拆除作业前夕，两座二战时期的碉堡（Pill Box）已被先期记录存档。这两座现浇混凝土结构均为1940年二战防御体系的组成部分，旨在防范外敌入侵、保卫本土安全，专为守护邻近的梅德斯通至伦敦铁路线而设计。该类建筑为24型碉堡（Type 24 Pill Box）的典型实例：其为六面体型结构，设有一处朝向西南的入口，入口两侧各配有一扇窗户；其余各面墙体的中央均设有一扇窗户，可实现全方位视野。一座用于防护入口并分隔内部空间的砖砌挡护结构，在A号碉堡中基本保存完好；该结构在B号碉堡中已被拆除，但其轮廓仍可在天花板上辨识出来。