{"id":5386,"date":"2015-03-08T17:11:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T17:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T14:17:17","slug":"clifton-upon-dunsmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/clifton-upon-dunsmore\/","title":{"rendered":"Clifton Upon Dunsmore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clifton upon Dunsmore Stent Pillbox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ngr SP523758<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending the day in Rugby researching some family history I decided to have a look for the stent pillbox in Clifton upon Dunsmore in Warwickshire which I found quite easily courtesy of Steve Carvells book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore43.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6d776f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6d776f;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12196\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore43.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12196 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore43.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore43-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore43-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking through the loophole from the towpath towards Rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore47.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6e6e56\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e6e56;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12206\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore47.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12206 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore47.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore47-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore47-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Polaroid  i638 picture  000301340154014001400257<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore49.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"536948\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #536948;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore49.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12205 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore49.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore49-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore49-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Polaroid  i638 picture  000301340188018001400257<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking from the towpath towards the entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore51.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"627162\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #627162;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12207\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore51.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12207 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore51.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore51-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore51-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore58.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"687568\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #687568;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore58.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12198 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore58.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore58-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore58-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore50.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"757b72\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #757b72;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12203\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore50.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12203 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore50.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore50-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore50-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taken from the field adjacent to the towpath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore54.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"616661\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #616661;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore54.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12208 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore54.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore54-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore54-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore55.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"71735e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #71735e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore55.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12204 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore55.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore55-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore55-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore56.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"687661\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #687661;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12201\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore56.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12201 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore56.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore56-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore56-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Loophole facing the canal and inside pillbox\u00a0through the loophole towards Rugby and finally view across the canal from opposite loophole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"66696f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #66696f;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore69.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12202 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore69.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore69-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore69-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"79756a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #79756a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore77.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12200 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore77.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore77-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore77-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The two air raid shelters in the village of Clifton upon Dunsmore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore78.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"687657\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #687657;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore78.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12199 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore78.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore78-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore78-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore80.jpg\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6e7352\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e7352;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"12197\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore80.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12197 not-transparent\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore80.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore80-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cliftonupondunsmore80-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The stent pillbox taken from the canal bridge and from the road heading back towards Rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Alan Orton<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clifton upon Dunsmore Stent Pillbox Ngr SP523758 After spending the day in Rugby researching some family history I decided to have a look for the stent pillbox in Clifton upon Dunsmore in Warwickshire which I found quite easily courtesy of Steve Carvells book. Looking through the loophole from the towpath towards Rugby. Looking from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,817,31],"tags":[225,227],"class_list":{"0":"post-5386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-england","8":"category-prefabricated-stent-pillboxes","9":"category-warwickshire","10":"tag-clifton","11":"tag-dunsmore","12":"czr-hentry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}