WW2 Pillboxes UK

King Al · May 1, 2008

Bishop said:
Hehe. I can do better than that. I know a boozer down in Somerset with a pillbox in the beer garden.

Do they let you sit in it? you know for shade/ pretend shooting :lol:

Barnstormer · May 9, 2008

There's one in Branscombe Devon with a WW2 pencil-drawn map/chart on the wall showing the beach and cliffs etc. Unless it's been vandalised. I dont know if this is common but it's the only one I've ever seen. There are also a few iteresting ones next to the disused railway just outside Chard Somerset on the way to Forton. One is of regular hexagonal shape but is 3 times the height of a "normal" pillbox, being built on top of a hexagonal brick plinth.

There are some good one's I've seen just outside Seaton Devon including a round one with a very open front, presumably a fairly large gun would have lived here at one time.

Neosea · May 9, 2008

Barnstormer said:
There are some good one's I've seen just outside Seaton, Devon including a round one with a very open front, presumably a fairly large gun would have lived here at one time.

Maybe even a search/spot light

krela · May 9, 2008

Barnstormer said:
There's one in Branscombe Devon with a WW2 pencil-drawn map/chart on the wall showing the beach and cliffs etc. Unless it's been vandalised. I dont know if this is common but it's the only one I've ever seen. There are also a few iteresting ones next to the disused railway just outside Chard Somerset on the way to Forton. One is of regular hexagonal shape but is 3 times the height of a "normal" pillbox, being built on top of a hexagonal brick plinth.

There are some good one's I've seen just outside Seaton Devon including a round one with a very open front, presumably a fairly large gun would have lived here at one time.

I've got photos of all of those, will try and dig them out sometime.

The very high one is north of Ilminster rather than near Chard though.

fire*fly · May 9, 2008

Ooooh theres some on studland beach, I'll have to take some pictures when I go next time

darthbuzz · May 9, 2008

A few from the Thames around Woolwich

Hello everyone.........from the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. Here is all thats left of the defences around my imediate area, .....pluss a couple of non WWII pieces of interest. Hope you like them.

Thanks for looking, darthbuzz

Foxylady · May 9, 2008

Barnstormer said:
There are some good one's I've seen just outside Seaton Devon including a round one with a very open front, presumably a fairly large gun would have lived here at one time.

Is this the one you mean? It's a 6pdr emplacement and is near to the Axe Bridge at Boshill Cross.

I like the sound of the Branscombe one. I haven't seen that so I'll have to get over there and have a look.

darthbuzz said:
...from the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. Here is all thats left of the defences around my imediate area, .....pluss a couple of non WWII pieces of interest. Hope you like them.

Those are really interesting. I like the gun mount amd the ones on the edge of the cliff particularly.

Neosea · May 9, 2008

darthbuzz said:
Hello everyone.........from the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. Here is all thats left of the defences around my imediate area, .....pluss a couple of non WWII pieces of interest. Hope you like them.

That's a cool site