Contributions of the group Pillboxes and fortified buildings

Beach defence

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:45 +0000

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Pillbox on Finnygook beach at Portwrinkle.

Eastbourne Redoubt parade ground - 18.8.2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 18:07:50 +0000

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WW2 Seaflame Barrage pump house - Bishopstone - Sussex - 20 8 2021

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:02:47 +0000

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Not a pillbox. Not fortified - apart from a concrete slab roof. But part of a weapons system.

Bishopstone Station from NNE 1 8 2019

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:50:39 +0000

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Bishopstone Station ‘pill-boxes’ exterior North West embrasure

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:50:36 +0000

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Bishopstone Station ‘pill-boxes’ exterior North East embrasure

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:50:32 +0000

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Pill box to the South-west of Bodiam Castle

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 23:38:31 +0000

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Defending the main line

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 06:28:04 +0000

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A Virgin class 221 SuperVoyager hurries north along the West Coast Main Line close to Hopwas in the Tame Valley. The pillbox formed part of the Western Command Stop Line No.6 and ran from Tamworth, E side of Stoke-on-Trent, to Macclesfield and Stockport, thence to 6 miles SE of Manchester.

Pillbox, Railway Station, Station Road, Halesworth, Suffolk

nobody@ipernity.com (A Buildings Fan) — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:46:46 +0000

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End of the line

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 05:35:33 +0000

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In World War 2 the Western Command Stop Line No.6 ran from Tamworth via Trent Valley, E side of Stoke-on-Trent, to Macclesfield and Stockport, thence to 6 miles SE of Manchester. This line of fortifications was designed to resist an invasion force coming from the east. Here in Tamworth, close to the River Tame, is this pillbox close to the start of the line.

Danes Moss pillbox

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 15 May 2015 16:12:46 +0000

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Type 24 pillbox alongside Bridge 46 at Danes Moss on the Macclesfield Canal. This was one of the defensive structures along Stop Line No.6 which ran, mainly along canals from Tamworth to south-east Manchester.

Night accommodation

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:48:38 +0000

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My mother has always told me that the bombing of Hull was extensive and went on for many nights during the war. She told me tales of how their dog was always first into the shelter when the raid warning sounded and also how uncomfortable it was with everyone crowded into a small space which had a tendency to fill with a certain amount of water. However, her family survived, unlike the two nearby pubs that were both victims of incendiaries.

Mum was taken back to Hull recently for a nostalgic look around and called at her old house. She was astonished to discover that the old shelter was still there, probably because it was built of brick whilst all the neighbours had Anderson shelters. For many nights up to eight people from the two adjoining houses, plus the family dog, sheltered in this tiny structure.

The Mushroom

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:02:02 +0000

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The Air Ministry sometimes specified a pillbox with all-round field of fire for the defence of airfields and this resulted in the F.C. Construction type which, inevitably, became known as the Mushroom. This is one of two examples at Cark Airfield, Flookburgh.

Orwell defences

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 06:30:27 +0000

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Strongpoint close to Landguard Point, Felixstowe, overlooking the entrance to the Orwell and approaches to Harwich. The batteries in this area never fired on enemy vessels during WWII, but the anti-aircraft defences were kept very busy.

Defending the Bann

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 06:16:52 +0000

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Pillbox at Portna Lock on the Lower Bann Navigation in Northern Ireland.

Defending the fens

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 06:37:50 +0000

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Pillbox at Creek Farm, Well Creek, Salters Lode.

Line of defence

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:34:06 +0000

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In World War 2 the Western Command Stop Line No.6 ran from Tamworth via Trent Valley, E side of Stoke-on-Trent, to Macclesfield and Stockport, thence to 6 miles SE of Manchester. This line of fortifications was designed to resist an invasion force coming from the east. In a field north of Hopwas, not far from the start of the line, is this pillbox close to the River Tame and easily seen from the West Coast main line.

Defensive line

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:34:58 +0000

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Anti-tank cylinders guarding the wharf at Marple on the Macclesfield Canal. The metal object is a crane base.

Polkerris

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 09:35:17 +0000

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The limekiln at the top of the beach at Polkerris was erected in 1827 by local farmers John Andrew and George Boscestow. It was long disused by the Second World War when a pillbox was constructed on top.

Pillbox, El Morro

nobody@ipernity.com (slgwv) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:22:35 +0000

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Part of the 1940s (!) retrofit to watch for U-boats and presumably to defend against air attack. El Morro is the fortress guarding the harbor entrance to San Juan, Puerto Rico. It dates back to the 16th century.