Very fine example of a pillbox disguised as a small stone cottage with brick chimney stack and “collapsed” roof. This pillbox is now listed at grade II.
Disguised Pillboxes
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Rectangular pillbox, disguised with stone facing to front and sides and concrete sandbags to rear.
The lake was built in 1797 to provide water for the canal system and is strictly a reservoir rather than a lake. It was of prime importance during WWII as it’s destruction would have severely affected the ability of the important canal network to have remained operational. To this end […]
Concealed and Disguised Pillboxes at Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire. eDoB Online Map – S0012705 Ngr SU387023 Many people will recognise this unusual building as one that features on the cover of Henry Wills “Pillboxes” book. The camouflaged pillbox sits in the garden of the Mill House and covers the bridge […]
Unrecorded Defended Barn, Test Valley, Hampshire. eDoB Online Map – e09865 Ngr: SU377392 I came across this very unusual and rare defended building while driving cross country back from Winchester. The small brick and stone clad barn is situated at fields edge beside a quiet country lane at Fullerton near Wherwell, […]