{"id":14748,"date":"2026-03-09T10:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=14748"},"modified":"2026-03-09T10:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:50:29","slug":"field-gun-emplacements-e11937-extant-s0008022-extant-and-s0008016-extant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/field-gun-emplacements-e11937-extant-s0008022-extant-and-s0008016-extant\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Gun Emplacements e11937 (Extant), S0008022 (Extant) and S0008016 (Extant)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pictures and text by John and Jack Foreman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edob.mattaldred.com\/map\/e11937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stopham Field Gun Emplacement.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Only the emplacement north of the A283 Stopham Road still exists. Location is fairly overgrown, but the emplacement is in good condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edob.mattaldred.com\/map\/S0008022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">St. Mary\u2019s Church Field Gun Emplacement, Pulborough.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In a field to the west of the church. Not much to see as heavily overgrown and sealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edob.mattaldred.com\/map\/S0008016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Park Farm Field Gun Emplacement, Pulborough.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In farmland to the North West of Pulborough, easily accessible by footpath. In good structural condition with an extensive information panel. 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Only the emplacement north of the A283 Stopham Road still exists. Location is fairly overgrown, but the emplacement is in good condition. St. Mary\u2019s Church Field Gun Emplacement, Pulborough. In a field to the west of the church. 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