pillbox

djmartyc · May 18, 2009

whilst out taking pic's of a viaduct & i stumbled across a nice pillbox
this is what i originally went to take pic's of

until i spotted this?

then this?(you can see a small foot bridge in the background)

and then this was waiting for me over the foot bridge

entrance

inside weren't to bad a bit of graffiti & rubbish

exit

the rear was pretty overground

there was load's of these around(what are these lol)

i find it hard to believe i used to play in a park as a kid that is a stone's throw away from here & never knew about it!!thank's for looking marty

DigitalNoise · May 18, 2009

That's an interesting pillbox there, strange to see the large embrasure. Maybe a vickers mg or small anti tank gun?
The square concrete blocks, theyre smallanti tank blocks but the circular ones are spigot mortar mounts. Seems like a cool site.

Black Shuck · May 18, 2009

Excellent find! it is really weird how sometimes when we go out to look at one Location and then find something else nearby.

djmartyc · May 18, 2009

i really don't know anything about ww2 stuff although i do find it very interesting & you hardly ever have to trespass to have a looksy.i've been informed that there are a few more around this area so i'll go back soon & have a look round see what i can find.(i have to depend on my girlfriend as i don't drive myself lol)

djmartyc · May 18, 2009

Black Shuck said:
Excellent find! it is really weird how sometimes when we go out to look at one Location and then find something else nearby.

i've found a few bit's & bob's whilst out walking with my girlfriend & her dog but unfortunatly she's not into urbex at all!

Black Shuck · May 18, 2009

djmartyc said:
i've found a few bit's & bob's whilst out walking with my girlfriend & her dog but unfortunatly she's not into urbex at all!

No nor is my wife although she has accompianied me on a couple of Tunnel explores.

Philip · May 18, 2009

Great find.
The cylider in your first pics is a base for a spigot mortar (type of anti tank gun)

The pillbox is a variant of a type 28 which would have housed an anti tank gun. In the embrasure you can see a lump of concrete with some bolts in ,these would have secured a 6pdr gun.The blocks of concrete are anti tank blocks.

I presume this is near a river or railway ?

Exellent find.

djmartyc · May 18, 2009

Philip said:
Great find.
The cylider in your first pics is a base for a spigot mortar (type of anti tank gun)

The pillbox is a variant of a type 28 which would have housed an anti tank gun. In the embrasure you can see a lump of concrete with some bolts in ,these would have secured a 6pdr gun.The blocks of concrete are anti tank blocks.

I presume this is near a river or railway ?

Exellent find.

thank's for all your info!!it's right under a railway viaduct.

Philip · May 18, 2009

Is it at Chapple or in the Bures/Wakes Colne area ??

night crawler · May 18, 2009

Philip said:
Great find.
The cylider in your first pics is a base for a spigot mortar (type of anti tank gun)

The pillbox is a variant of a type 28 which would have housed an anti tank gun. In the embrasure you can see a lump of concrete with some bolts in ,these would have secured a 6pdr gun.The blocks of concrete are anti tank blocks.

I presume this is near a river or railway ?

Exellent find.

Not in the ones I have photographed they had slots.
Great find there I'm jelous

djmartyc · May 18, 2009

night crawler said:
Not in the ones I have photographed they had slots.
Great find there I'm jelous

thank's for your comment!i weren't even looking for it i was going to take some pic's of the viaduct lol

Philip · May 18, 2009

night crawler said:
Not in the ones I have photographed they had slots.
)

Likewise.But some had lumps of concrete to bolt guns to,slots are for wheeled guns.

Same block here but this has been removed for some reason.

Foxylady · May 19, 2009

Very nice find, dj. I've seen that viaduct before...on DeviantArt, I think...but didn't know about the WW2 remains.
Good stuff...look forward to seeing what else you find.

djmartyc · May 20, 2009

Foxylady said:
Very nice find, dj. I've seen that viaduct before...on DeviantArt, I think...but didn't know about the WW2 remains.
Good stuff...look forward to seeing what else you find.

thank's for your comment foxylady!!like i said me & my girlfriend often walk her dog round field's/wood's & come across alsort's.was recently walking on an old airfield where i thought there was nothing,just the old runway that is used as a public road.but came across some kind of building.unfortunalty it's rite opposite a farm house & the owner's were woundering around but i will return marty

AndyC · May 20, 2009

Very nice,

I would love to know where the viaduct was.

With pillbox, spigot mortar and cubes, would love to see how they fit into the terrain.

tigger2 · May 20, 2009

AndyC said:
Very nice,

I would love to know where the viaduct was.

With pillbox, spigot mortar and cubes, would love to see how they fit into the terrain.

I'd guess at the railway viaduct near Wakes Colne and protectecting Colchester Road (A1124)..........

Pillboxes, anti-tank ditch, spigot mortar emplacements, cubes, cylinders

Top four are pillboxes in the railway sidings

jonney · May 20, 2009

must have been a very important site to have all those defenses around it. nice find

krela · May 20, 2009

Both the viaduct and the ww2 stuff has been on here before, good to see it again

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