{"id":10353,"date":"2020-06-19T22:53:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T21:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=10353"},"modified":"2020-06-19T23:07:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T22:07:53","slug":"anti-tank-gun-emplacement-s0010911-sandsend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/anti-tank-gun-emplacement-s0010911-sandsend\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTI TANK GUN EMPLACEMENT: S0010911. Sandsend."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 6pdr Hotchkiss MKV gun was housed in a brick and concrete extension on the East end of the old Coast Guard Rocket House. The emplacement remains with the embrasure bricked up. The Rocket house has a large square window (just out of shot in the second picture) which most likely housed a Lyon Light to illuminate targets for the gun. 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The emplacement remains with the embrasure bricked up. 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