Gazetteer
The 6pdr Hotchkiss MKV gun was housed in a brick and concrete extension on the East end of […]
ANTI TANK GUN EMPLACEMENT: S0010911. Sandsend.
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
Wandering around Rye Harbour back in 2009, bumped into these Road Block Cylinders.
ANTI TANK CYLINDER: e30349 (Extant). Rye Harbour.
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 (second site (possible))
Buston links, South of Alnmouth, Northumberland.
PILLBOX: S0007188
Lots of tidal activity and heavy rain scoured away the sand that covered this Admirality Z1 beach scaffolding. […]
Z1 Beach Scaffolding, South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland.
A pair of civil air raid shelters built against the gable end of the houses. There were originally […]
Morpeth Air Raid Shelters
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 variant type pillbox found only in Northumberland. There are variations , some with HMG loops and others […]
PILLBOX: e23937 – North Farm, Embleton.
Thanks to Chris Nason for the photo’s and finding the roadblock.
Road Block, Peartree lane Bexhill
Site Type: PILLBOX (20TH CENTURY) Canmore ID: 296529 Site Number: ND39SW 121 Grid Reference: ND 33922 91339 Description: […]
Coastal Observation Post e10086
Recently unearthed, this standard type Battle HQ has had it’s roof and cupola removed. The cupola is said […]
Battle HQ type 11008/41, RAF Skeabrae (AIRFIELD: e10857), Orkney.
A pair of air raid shelters on the small island of Glimps Holm, between Churchill barriers 2 and […]
Air Raid Shelters, Glimps Holm, Orkney.
A well preserved trench system that is thought to date from WWI, though may be WWII. This is […]
Beadnell Trench System
Pictures of the large gun house at Low Cocklawburn beach near Scremerston. These are from 2004 and predate […]
BEACH DEFENCE BATTERY: S0007198, Scremerston.
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 ...
Concrete rectangular pillbox located at back of dunes overlooking road off beach. Now used for service duct, either […]
PILLBOX: S0001748
A “mini gun battery” at Beacon Point Newbiggin. There is a Hotchkiss 6pdr gun house and a vickers […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pillbox (Type FW3/22): e34931
This massive WWI building provided a welcome rest and recreation centre for the many troops stationed on Flotta […]
WWI YMCA Building, Golta Peninsula, Flotta.
Type 22 pillbox. Location identified from the book “If Hitler Comes” Interesting construction with block built corners and […]
PILLBOX: e29753
This shelter is situated on the site of the former HMS Tern. Although similar in construction to the […]
Shelter: e11165 HMS Tern
This pillbox is undoubtedly not in it’s original position and appears to have been converted for use as […]
Pillbox (Type CP/6/40/111): e10116 – Hatston.
These views of the Loopholed wall at Alnwick Cemetery are from 2005 and predate the building of the […]
