| This pillbox has had it's
front section ripped out, I don't know why this act of 'official
vandalism' took place - perhaps it was another attempt at widening the
footpath, as with a box further south. For the amount of extra
footpath gained, in either case, it just wasn't worth it!
[Map ref. ST 318342] |
| From the front. September
is not the best time to photograph pillboxes but it's a long time to
wait until the leaves have fallen and most of this box is overgrown
anyway. |
| A close-up of the inside. This
is a shell-proofed ('thick walled') version of the standard Type 24
pillbox. The walls were thickened to 3.5 foot and standard Bren
gun embrasures were built into the 5 front and side walls. The
rear wall has one rifle loophole each side of the entrance. On the right,
in the above photo, is a Bren gun embrasure and at the rear is a rifle
loophole. Along the Stop Line the majority of infantry pillboxes
were Type 24's and probably all of these were of the 'thick walled' type. |
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