A variant type pillbox found only in Northumberland. There are variations , some with HMG loops and others […]
Gazetteer
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 […]
Loopholed Wall: S0007201. Alnwick Cemetery.
Naval Bombing Decoy (N Series): e18999 – locally known as The Brickie Hut.
Naval Bombing Decoy (N Series): e18999
Wee Fea Naval Communications And Operational Centre.
Wee Fea Naval Communications And Operational Centre
Deerness Chain Home Station 50, transmitter/receiver block at HY 5690 0736. Various radar types used inlcuding type 13 […]
Chain Home Low Station: e25265
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
Hadston Lozenge 55 1748.12″N 1 3547.20″W Good Condition.
Pillbox (Lozenge): e11662
This variant pillbox is circular with three large loopholes. It has a sunken entrance with two staple steps […]
Pillbox (Variant): S0007992
Fairly well preserved HAA Battery located on Bressay, Shetland.
HAA Battery: e00108
Situated SE of Lerwick, immediately W of Peerie Geo, at the end of the Knab Road, The Knab. Coastal […]
Coast Artillery Battery: S0015385
Coastal Battery, consisting of two searchlight emplacements and one engine house, the latter of which is presently used […]
Coast Artillery Battery: S0015380
Coastal Battery. The surviving remains of this battery consist of two gun emplacements, magazine, engine room, battery observation […]
Coast Artillery Battery: S0015352 – Munger Skerries, Ness of Sound.
A Chain Home radar station situated on The Skaw, Unst. The installations and buildings cover a large area […]
Chain Home RADAR Station: e24913
This Chain Home Low Radar Station is situated within the boundary of the lighthouse buildings. The transmitter(Tx) and […]
Chain Home Low Station: e25260
N of the A970 public road by Goat Camp site, N side of airfield.
Allan Williams Turret: S0015359
Download the .zip file and extract it to get a google Earth KMZ file of the itinerary for […]
PSG Ouston Trip 2018
Once again developers threaten our history, this time it’s a lowly collection of huts that used to be […]
POW Camp 116 faces D day planning decision.
Recent Vegetation clearance has revealed more of the AT Cubes at the Low Gates level crossing in Northallerton. […]
AT Cubes, Low Gates Level Crossing, Northallerton
A secret Telephone Exchange and ARP / firewatchers post. What appears to be a Firewatchers / passive defence […]
Somewhere in the South of England…
Some aerial footage of Bawdsey Battery over the last couple of years. Recently, Matt Porter has started documenting […]
Bawdsey Battery and Pillboxes
Located on the airfield at Aston Down. Pentagonal pillbox with attached LAA position and also circular brick position. […]
