A Northumbrian Beauty

[karltrowitz]

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]

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

 

[cptpies]

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

 

[Krypton]

Them markings are really nice

 

[jonney]

mmmmm nice one mate looks like the ones south of otterburn

 

[RichCooper]

Great find mate

 

[Landsker]

Very nice that!

 

[flyboys90]

Thats very nice,great find.

 

[Bluedragon]

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]

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

 

[FFerret]

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

 

[jonney]

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

 

[karltrowitz]

That it is Jonney....

 

[jonney]

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]

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.

 

[the|td4]

Looks as bleak as it usually does around here