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Pictures of the large gun house at Low Cocklawburn beach near Scremerston. These are from 2004 and predate the current trend for graffiti and general painting of the rear wall.
BEACH DEFENCE BATTERY: S0007198, Scremerston.
Not great photos, captured with very old phone. By the time I went back with a proper camera, about a week later, the building had been demolished.
Northumberland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NFS Static Water Sign (now ...
Concrete rectangular pillbox located at back of dunes overlooking road off beach. Now used for service duct, either electric or water board. Original blast wall to entrance present, with embrasures.
PILLBOX: S0001748
A “mini gun battery” at Beacon Point Newbiggin. There is a Hotchkiss 6pdr gun house and a vickers machinegun pillbox as well as the remains of a Lozenge pillbox and another destroyed heavy achine gun pillbox. There is evidence that the Main gun house andf the lozenge pillbox were linked […]
ANTI TANK GUN EMPLACEMENT: S0007192
A firewatchers / mine watchers post overlooking the North Shields Ferry landing.
OBSERVATION POST: e28048
Shortly after these pictures were taken in September 2010, the extremely bad winter of 2010 caused a build up of snow on the roof of this barn, causing it to collapse at the height of the loopholes.
DEFENDED BUILDING: e11394, Alnwick.
Loopholed wall protecting Northern approach to Alnwick. Pictures taken in 2006.
Loopholed Wall, Canongate, Alnwick
A shellproof pillbox located on railway land – so don’t be tempted to trespass there. These pictures from 2006.
Rectangular Pillbox: e10301 – Dunston Square.
Part of Inganess Stop Line. No close ups of this one as on a guided walk.
PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111): S0015483
Pillbox, roofless. It has been incorporated into the fence line and has three strands of fencing wire which have been wound around the pillbox.
PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111): S0015265, Lywara, Hoy.
Very fine example of a pillbox disguised as a small stone cottage with brick chimney stack and “collapsed” roof.
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.
The pictures below were taken shortly after the “Beast from the East” and show how much sand was scoured away by the storm.
PILLBOX: e11558, Embleton.
Draggable 360 view. Doesn’t appear quite the correct shape but gives some idea.
Rinnigil TAT trainer interior.
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 that at least one of the loopholes has been modified using stone and concrete.
Pillbox (Type FW3/22): e34931
This massive WWI building provided a welcome rest and recreation centre for the many troops stationed on Flotta and for the Navy, who came ashore at the nearby St Vincent pier. There was a golf course and several tennis courts. The annual Grand Fleet Boxing Championship was held nearby, where […]