England
Visible as slight depressions / darker patches in the road surface these are vertical rail sockets for a […]
Anti Tank Vertical Rail: e34849 – Bamburgh
Constructed of Red Brick with concrete lintels and a flat concrete roof. The rear wall is formed by […]
Two Storey Pillbox, Tollerton, Nottinghamshire. S0000642
Round Pillbox, Harlow Hill. RAF Ouston Thick Fronted Round Pillbox. S0007987
Pillbox (Variant): S0007987
This pillbox closely resembles the standard “Northumberland D Type” but has a shorter side wall. It is completely […]
Pillbox (D TYPE): S0007991
This pillbox is listed as a Type 24 but when measured it appears not to be it is […]
Pillbox (Type FW3/24): S0007988
This Type 22 is slightly taller than usual and has a raised floor. There are holes either side […]
Pillbox (Type FW3/22): e10016
This variant pillbox is circular and brick shuttered, it has two large MG loopholes and a smaller rifle […]
Pillbox (Variant): S0007989
Civil Air raid shelter built into bank. entrance hidden by hedge. emergency exit in concrete slab next to […]
Durham Road, Sunderland – Air Raid Shelter.
This pillbox will shortly be in the middle of a large new housing estate.
West Allotment PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22): e1031.
This unusual pillbox was in the grounds of a large Victorian house until that was demolished and replaced […]
Variant Pillbox Near Seaton Delaval. e27279.
This pillbox used to have a corrugated iron roof structure above as camouflage.
Bothal, Northumberland D type with entrance passage. S0013378
Type 24 pillbox on verge of Brampton Road above station. About 50m E of junction with B 1354. […]
Aylsham Pillbox (Type FW3/24): S0005480 and S0005488
This Type 24 appears not to be listed in the DOB or EDOB databases. Update 21/6/2020 it now […]
Blackheath Type 24: e41998
This small pillbox appears most likely to be S0013698. Marked as removed in the EODBD overlay.
Brentford. Pillbox Just off North Circular (A406).
8 photos over a page and a half in the photo album included in the collection show 3 […]
Bridgewater, Somerset Pillboxes.
S0006362 This Type 22 with no ricochet wall and an external blast wall is still extant and in […]
By A134 (Assington Road) Suffolk. S0006362
18/02/2000 A twin embrasure type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement. A large circular hole (at least 3ft in diameter) […]
Calcot type 28a Twin.
Looking through a packet of photographs, I came across two of a two storey, or elevated, pillbox and […]
Croydon, Purley Way. Variant Pillbox
The maps below clearly show this pillbox to be in the location shown on google earth for S0004624. […]
Duxford Airfield Pillbox for 7 LMGs
Once again it appears the pictures have not aged very well and there are no negatives to scan.
Everton, Hampshire Pillbox S0012876
Two variant Pillboxes at Kew Railway Bridge, London. The Pillbox as it appears today The pillbox below is […]
Kew bridge Variant Pillboxes
featuring Variant pillbox S0006529 at middle left.
Postcard from Torcross
Just to the south side of southbound platform of elevated tube station and before District Line trains cross […]
Putney Bridge Pillbox: S0000779
The third set of photo’s I decided to scan showed this curious, double decker, pillbox. Checking out it’s […]
Roehampton Vale Double Decker Variant Pillbox
This one is still extant and appears in good condition.
Wareham, Dorset. Variant Pillbox S0008510.
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