Monument record HLY 073 - World War II pillbox, non standard design.

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Summary

Non standard design Pill box. Square, 2 firing slots on S face, bank around it blocking all other faces.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 36833 44075 (6m by 7m)
Map sheet TM34SE
Civil Parish HOLLESLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Non standard design pill box. Square, 2 firing slots on S face, bank around it blocking all other faces. S1

Pumping Station, Oxley Marshes, Shingle Street. Square pillbox plotted from aerial photographs. It formed part of a strongpoint on Barthorp's Creek (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 2003. Assessment Report, Rapid Field Survey of the Suffolk Coast and Intertidal Zone. Everett, L. SCCAS. Site record. Aug 2002.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006400.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 30 2014 11:58AM

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