Monument record BSE 405 - Pillbox

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Summary

Type 22 pillbox (thick walled), of standard construction. Blast wall with embrasure. No embrasure in entrance face. Brick anti-ricochet wall. Entrance faces SW.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8527 6594 (7m by 7m)
Map sheet TL86NE
Civil Parish BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

At end of Layham Drive, Bury St. Edmunds, near the 'Tollgate' public house, in a small field on the SW bank of the River Lark. Type 22 pillbox (thick walled), of standard construction. Blast wall with embrasure. No embrasure in entrance face. Brick anti-ricochet wall. Entrance faces SW.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006343.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 18 2022 1:22PM

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