A Northumbrian Beauty

karltrowitz · Feb 5, 2012

I was out yesterday, braving the snowy conditions in the moors of Northumberland looking at this pillbox I first spotted last year. This one isn't on the database. Inside is a lot of original grafitti and range markings inside the loopholes. There are still a few gems out there to be discovered....

krela · Feb 5, 2012

Interesting indeed! Are any of the landmarks ranged still in existence?

cptpies · Feb 5, 2012

Cracking find, period graffiti and ranging marks! Obviously too far from anywhere to be chaved. Where is it?

Krypton · Feb 5, 2012

Them markings are really nice

jonney · Feb 5, 2012

mmmmm nice one mate looks like the ones south of otterburn

RichCooper · Feb 5, 2012

Great find mate

Landsker · Feb 5, 2012

Very nice that!

flyboys90 · Feb 5, 2012

Thats very nice,great find.

Bluedragon · Feb 5, 2012

Looks like it could be the one i visited a few weeks back not a million miles from rothbury i didnt fancy climbing in as i was on my own and in a bit of a rush so its great to see the inside, especially the period markings, look like they could have been painted yesterday!

night crawler · Feb 6, 2012

What a bleak place, must have been grim being posted there in the winter. Nice find.

FFerret · Feb 6, 2012

Fantastic find, good excuse to have another holiday in Northumberland sometime soon.

jonney · Feb 6, 2012

is this one of the ones guarding ottercopsmoss chain home station by any chance

karltrowitz · Feb 7, 2012

That it is Jonney....

jonney · Feb 8, 2012

thought so mate I used to work in blaxter quarry. I sent cptpies the positions of all the ones round there about a year ago. there are quite a few pillboxes on both sides of the road, the buried transmitter/receiver is still there although completely flooded and if memory serves me right a stratton shelter. Next time your up that way could you check out the laa emplacement that the dob has marked up there because some say it is a laa others say its the sewerage gravel pit for the site, it's on the opposite side of the road to the sentry hut

Curious Dragon · Feb 11, 2012

A fantastic little find that. As far as atmospheric shots goes I love your first one, its a real beauty which is made even better by the covering of Snow.