A type CP/6/40/111 pillbox at the Sands of Wright, Orkney. Thought to have been moved from it’s original […]
Gazetteer
One of the two 12pdr temporary mountings for Scad battery – there’s no sign of the other. Pictures […]
Field Gun Emplacement: e60628 (Extant)
Pictures from 04/09/2015 showing damage caused by tree lopping. Pictures from May 2015 Pictures from 2011
Pillbox (Beehive): e11629 (Extant)
Site of roadblock in Alnwick, Northumberland. Latitude / Longitude: 55.40852564, -1.69695953Easting / Northing: 419286, 612774OS Grid Reference: NU […]
Anti Tank Vertical Rail, Roadblock, Bridge Street, Alnwick.
A fine lozenge pillbox now in a new housing estate.
Pillbox (Lozenge): S0007302 (Extant)
NZ 51474 28639
PILLBOX: S0013279 (Extant), Rickerby Park, Carlisle
A section / Infantry post that has recently been discovered in Brenda Road, Hartlepool. It’s not on the […]
Section Post, Brenda Road Hartlepool.
An Unusual Defence Structure at Bandeath Dear Pillbox Study Group Firstly congratulations on an excellent and informative website! […]
Bandeath
A Home Guard / Explosives Store located in the wilds of South Northumberland at Leazes Lane, Whitley Chapel […]
Whitley Chapel Home Guard / Explosives Store
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)
The picture shows a Pillbox built in 1940 and demolished in 1950. It was sited to defend a […]
Clapham Common Pillbox – (Removed)
A six-sided lozenge-shaped pillbox, with a blast wall protecting the entrance on the W side. An Orlit aircraft […]
Pillbox (Lozenge): S0013178 (Extant)
Coastal battery. The gun emplacements and revetments are in good condition. Magazines are banked and covered and seem […]
Paull Point Battery- S0012446
Located just north of Morpeth.
PILLBOX (LOZENGE): S0013374 (Extant)
A Pickett Hamilton fort has been recently uncovered in a field next to the Amazon warehouse at the […]
RAF Sealand Pickett Hamilton Fort
WW2 DEFENSIVE MILITARY STRUCTURES IN WOODLAND, NORTH OF AVENUE NORTH FARM, THE AVENUE, SEATON DELAVAL HALL ESTATE, NORTHUMBERLAND, […]
SECTION POST: e11906 (Extant)
This pillbox is located on high ground overlooking Greenhead in Northumberland and is constructed in the “Cumberland Pattern,” […]
Pillbox (Beehive): e70056 (Extant) – Cumberland Pattern, 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)
Located either side of Northside Road in Birsay Latitude / Longitude: 59.13761124, -3.30437422 Easting / Northing: 325461, 1028597 […]
Hesta Geo R.N. Fighter Direction School (RADAR)
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)
Pictures from 2006, sadly this has been demolished to make way for housing.
Killingworth Barrage Balloon Depot.
Killingworth Anti Aircraft Ammo distribution site. Pictures from 2006, sadly this has now been demolished to make way […]
Killingworth AA Ammo Depot
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.
This is on Private land. We were granted permission to clean up and survey the Zero Station. An […]
Heiferlaw Zero Station e27276 (Extant)
Heading South out of Kirkwall, past the Highland Park distillery, there is, what appears to be, the roof […]
Pillbox Base and Roof, Nordene, A961.
Pictures from 2007.
PILLBOX (LOZENGE): S0007314 (Extant) and S0007316. Belford.
A Site Hangars a week or so before demolition in 2008.The two K Type Hangars were situated north […]
Burtonwood Hangars.
Buildings at former Royal Ordnance Factory Hooton. Two Consol Firewatchers posts mounted on gantries to give a view […]
R.O.F. Hooton
Air Raid Shelter in the back garden of a house on Mitford Road, Morpeth.
Mitford Road, Morpeth Air Raid Shelter e58503 (Extant).
Some photographs of the restored Stanton air raid shelter at the former RAF Carew Cheriton airfield. More info […]
RAF Carew Cheriton Air Raid Shelters
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 ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL: e49643 (Extant)
Pics from March 2025 Pictures from 2020
EXTENDED DEFENCE OFFICERS POST: S0013263
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.
Morpeth Air Raid Shelters Update 28/10/2020 Driving through Morpeth it was obvious that some work had been done […]
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, e53428 (Extant) &e53442 (Extant)
A well preserved trench system that is thought to date from WWI, though may be WWII. This is […]
