A Home Guard / Explosives Store located in the wilds of South Northumberland at Leazes Lane, Whitley Chapel […]
Defence Types
Polygonal concrete south facing pillbox listed in wills 1985. Not discernible on aerial photographs. 1999 Type 22 pillbox, […]
PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22): S0008853 (Extant)
PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28 TWIN): S0005736 (Extant) 18/02/2000 A twin embrasure type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement. A large circular […]
Calcot type 28a Twin. S0005736
This pillbox has been cleared of vegetation (Jan 2024) (I surmise as a result of the general upgrade […]
PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22): S0008884
A second “Beehive” pillbox at Scrog Hill.
PILLBOX: S0007241 (Extant)
“Beehive” pillbox near Scrog Hill, Northumberland.
PILLBOX (BEEHIVE): e09998 (Extant)
Located just north of Morpeth.
PILLBOX (LOZENGE): S0013374 (Extant)
This pillbox is located on high ground overlooking Greenhead in Northumberland and is constructed in the “Cumberland Pattern,” […]
Cumberland Pattern Concrete Sandbag Pillbox, Greenhead, Northumberland.
Concentric rings of concrete anchor blocks used to hold the balloon when lowered. These at Neb on Flotta […]
Barrage Balloon Site: e25875 (Extant)
Latitude / Longitude: 54.96622732, -1.71912432, Easting / Northing: 418081, 563547, OS Grid Reference: NZ 18081 63547, What3Words: ///twice.appear.care
NFS Water supply sign, Bridge Street, Blaydon
A Pair of Explosives stores, probably part of the Tyne Demolition Line as they are close to the […]
Explosives Stores, Wylam.
Former Reyrolle Works Hebburn, Tyne & Wear. NZ 30468 63767 This is the only surviving example at the […]
Concrete single person ARP Shelter – e61547 (Extant)
These are located on the South side of the river next to Newcastle University Boat Club Boathouse. Most […]
Two Explosives Stores at Newburn Bridge.
This is located just North of the railway bridge over the road next to the Boatside pub in […]
Explosives Store: e59660 (Extant)
One of three Northumberland D type Pillboxes in Eglingham, Northumberland
PILLBOX (D TYPE): S0007215 (Extant)
Located in Holywell and clad in local stone. Normally completely overgrown, this pillbox was briefly visible back in […]
PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22): e11739 (Extant)
There are two AT Hairpins at the ford on Batt House road, near New Ridley, which may be […]
AT Hairpins possibly in original position.
Explosives store at Allenheads, Northumberland. Recently cleared of vegetation (2021). This is part of the Allenheads Mine complex. […]
Explosives / Home Guard Store, Allenheads.
10 re-purposed AT Hairpins spread along the road from Allendale to Catton in Northumberland. They measure 38″ high […]
Re-used AT Hairpins, Allendale, Northumberland.
Pictures from 2007.
PILLBOX (LOZENGE): S0007314 (Extant) and S0007316. Belford.
Buildings at former Royal Ordnance Factory Hooton. Two Consol Firewatchers posts mounted on gantries to give a view […]
R.O.F. Hooton
We corresponded a couple of weeks ago regarding a road block at Pear Tree lane, Little Common, Bexhill […]
Type 22 road from Bexhill to Ninfield / Battle
Site of anti tank vertical rail roadblock. Britain from above shows a D type pillbox to the left […]
ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL: e30466 (Extant) Bamburgh.
Scant evidence for an anti tank vertical rail roadblock. There is evidence of another round the junction to […]
Branton Roadblock ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL: e49643 (Extant)
These Tetrahedra formed part of the XII corps stopline (Dover to Whitstable). They were moulded at a large […]
Bekesbourne ANTI TANK TETRAHEDRON: S0001134 (Extant)
A pair of air raid shelters on the small island of Glimps Holm, between Churchill barriers 2 and […]
Air Raid Shelters, Glimps Holm, Orkney, e53428 (Extant) &e53442 (Extant)
Not great photos, captured with very old phone. By the time I went back with a proper camera, […]
Northumberland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NFS Static Water Sign (now ...
Built of concrete filled sandbags, these pillboxes are known as “Beehives”
Alnwick Beehive pillboxes S0007339 and S0007340
Very fine example of a pillbox disguised as a small stone cottage with brick chimney stack and “collapsed” […]
PILLBOX (VARIANT): S0007011, Hemscott Hill, Druridge Bay.
Rectangular pillbox, disguised with stone facing to front and sides and concrete sandbags to rear.
PILLBOX: S0002877, Warkworth.
A type 22 pillbox with a sunken entrance located at Lyness on Hoy, Orkney.
Pillbox (Type FW3/22): S0015271 – Next to Naval Cemetery, Hoy, ...
A type 22 pillbox with a (blocked) sunken entrance located at Lyness on Hoy, Orkney. There is evidence […]
Pillbox (Type FW3/22): e34931
Type 22 pillbox. Location identified from the book “If Hitler Comes” Interesting construction with block built corners and […]
PILLBOX: e29753
Listed as “Probable type 28A pillbox visible on 1946 AP’s facing the bridge. May still exist on the […]
Pillbox(Type FW3/28A): e31897 East Mascalls Farm, Sussex
Visible as slight depressions / darker patches in the road surface these are vertical rail sockets for a […]
Anti Tank Vertical Rail: e47613 – Bamburgh
An interesting Type 22 with overhanging roof and entrance hatch in that roof. Located in a Private Garden […]
Type 22 next to Orkney College. e32717
A type 22 pillbox of unusual construction. Built by the Royal Marines whilst they were guarding Hatston airfield, […]
Type 22, Hatston. S0015189
This Type 24 appears not to be listed in the DOB or EDOB databases. Update 21/6/2020 it now […]
Blackheath Type 24: e41998
Ashurst FW3/24 Pillbox Picture by David Ottway This is a short article on the GHQ line between the […]
Ashurst & Penshurst GHQ Line
OS 203: Land’s End Type 24 Pillbox Grid Ref: SW 5870-2758 This Type 24 Pillbox is located on […]
Hendra Beach
OS Sheet 203: Land’s End Porthleven is a small fishing village situated on the edge of Mount’s Bay […]
Porthleven
OS Sheet 203: Land’s End Fishing Cove, Gunwalloe, is situated at the very southern end of Loe Bar, […]
Gunwalloe
Type 24 Pillbox Overlooking Anti-Tank Wall A Type 24 Pillbox located on the small headland that separates Kennack […]
Kennack Sands
NGR SU 680-706 At Burghfield, just a few miles South-west of Reading in Berkshire can be found an […]
Burghfield Fortified Building
Dunmill Lock, Hungerford Common, Berkshire Anti-Tank Defences On Hungerford Common Situated between the railway line and the Kennet […]
Hungerford Common Anti-Tank Defences
Kennet & Avon Canal, Berkshire NGR: SU618686. Having just joined the Pillbox Study Group and having received my […]
Ufton Bridge Pillbox
Wartime Survivors at Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire. A pair of tall type 22 pillboxes can be found just […]
Sherfield On Loddon Type 22s
River Whitewater GHQ Line A Defences. Ngr SU740611 Close to Heckfield Bridge near Bramshill in Hampshire are two […]
Bramshill FW3/25 Armco Pillboxes
A Preserved Spigot Mortar Base Elvetham Heath, Fleet, Hampshire Ngr SU791550 Preserving WW2 defence remains is unusual but […]
Elvetham Heath’s Spigot Mortar Base
Kent Canal Defence Beside the Royal Military Canal at Appledore in Kent is this FW3/22 Pillbox, it is […]
Appledore Pillbox
Un-Recorded Railblock and Pillbox East of Aldershot Ngr SU889439 An un recorded part of the east defence ring […]
Tongham, Aldershot, East Ring Defences.
There are at least half a dozen of the common type 22 pillboxes that can be found dotted around […]
Hayling Island’s FW3/22 Pillboxes
Concealed and Disguised Pillboxes at Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire Ngr SU387023 Many people will recognise this unusual building […]