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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.
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.
These views of the Loopholed wall at Alnwick Cemetery are from 2005 and predate the building of the Sainsburys supermarket and other buildings which now obscure the view of the wall. The pictures below were taken from inside the cemetery in 2006.
Loopholed Wall: S0007201. Alnwick Cemetery.
Listed as “Probable type 28A pillbox visible on 1946 AP’s facing the bridge. May still exist on the northern edge of the farm yard.” Still extant. Photo’s Mike Anton via PSG website. 51.013328° -0.052078°
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 fitted down the shaft. It’s in pretty good condition and graffiti free. It’s almost completely invisible amongst the vegetation.
Pillbox (Variant): S0007992
Download the .zip file and extract it to get a google Earth KMZ file of the itinerary for the PSG Ouston Trip Click Here to download the zipped .kmz file – Ouston Trip 2
PSG Ouston Trip 2018
Once again developers threaten our history, this time it’s a lowly collection of huts that used to be a Prisoner of War camp at Hatfield Heath. A planning application, which is due to be heard on the 6th of June, has been submitted which would see this historic site demolished to make […]
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. These don’t appear on the EDOB database.
AT Cubes, Low Gates Level Crossing, Northallerton
A secret Telephone Exchange and ARP / firewatchers post. What appears to be a Firewatchers / passive defence command bunker. This lookout post goes down 3 floors underground .Inside are, I think, 6 rooms, the remains of the bottom half of a periscope , light up table and swivel chair, […]
Somewhere in the South of England…
Some aerial footage of Bawdsey Battery over the last couple of years. Recently, Matt Porter has started documenting the pillboxes that are being ravaged by the sea at East Lane (Bawdsey). EMERGENCY COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY: S0006224 PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22 AA): S0008124 PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22): S0006072 Bawdsey Battery Observation Post S00060223 […]
Bawdsey Battery and Pillboxes
Located on the airfield at Aston Down. Pentagonal pillbox with attached LAA position and also circular brick position. Thanks to Robin Birch for sending the photo’s.
Pentagonal Pillbox with attached LAA position.
Visible as slight depressions / darker patches in the road surface these are vertical rail sockets for a double roadblock located at the junction of The Wynding and front street at the south end on Bamburgh.
Anti Tank Vertical Rail: e34849 – Bamburgh
Constructed of Red Brick with concrete lintels and a flat concrete roof. The rear wall is formed by the metal wall of the hangar. Photo’s taken by Caroline Skinner in December 2009. This pillbox is currently under threat of demolition after the hangar was demolished. See here for more information http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/unique-military-installation-nottinghamshire-airfield-595589 and […]
