Pillbox near Fenwick Pit, Tyne and Wear. 2007.

[Sabtr]

Here are a few photos of a nice pillbox near Fenwick Pit, Tyne and Wear. Apart from some silly graffitti the structure is in very good condition.



The windows still have the metal covers.



The pillbox is no-where near any roads and is literally hidden along a hedgerow.

 

[BigLoada]

Hey man where is that?!! I have spent loads of time over at Fenwick PIt and didn't know about this. You'll have to show me next time we are over that way.

 

[Sabtr]

Look about half a mile north up a hedgerow mate! To the East of the dirt track which goes to Hollywell.

 

[BigLoada]

Look about half a mile north up a hedgerow mate! To the East of the dirt track which goes to Hollywell.

But I walk the dogs up that track all the time. I need to start looking in hedgerows more!

 

[fezzyben]

cool box not often you see them with the window covers in place

 

[Sabtr]

There you go BigLoada. A flash link:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=55.054248&lon=-1.510276&z=19&r=0&src=ggl

It sort of hides from the track because the house is in the way. It's a nice pillbox and worth a look.

 

[BigLoada]

There you go BigLoada. A flash link:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=55.054248&lon=-1.510276&z=19&r=0&src=ggl

It sort of hides from the track because the house is in the way. It's a nice pillbox and worth a look.

Cheers for that man, I will have a look at the weekend.

 

[sneaker]

Good find mate, i like the metal shutter pic.

 

[Neosea]

Nice one, thanks

 

[Wile-E]

Those things seem to crop up in some odd places, wonder what the thinking was with the placement on some of them...

 

[Foxylady]

That's fabulous. I've never seen one with a metal cover on before. In fact I didn't even know any of them had metal covers at all!

The pillbox is no-where near any roads and is literally hidden along a hedgerow.

I was wondering if it might be near a river until I looked on the flash earth link. It's odd stuck where it is. To the South-South-West, is that what looks like a quarry? There are buildings to the West of that which might have been either quarry buildings or factory/s and in the South-East corner of the grounds it looks like another pillbox. Maybe it was something strategic to the war effort at the time?

 

[BigLoada]

That's fabulous. I've never seen one with a metal cover on before. In fact I didn't even know any of them had metal covers at all!



I was wondering if it might be near a river until I looked on the flash earth link. It's odd stuck where it is. To the South-South-West, is that what looks like a quarry? There are buildings to the West of that which might have been either quarry buildings or factory/s and in the South-East corner of the grounds it looks like another pillbox. Maybe it was something strategic to the war effort at the time?

The nearest river is just a stream to the north where the tree line is. That thing to the South West you mentioned is the abandoned Fenwick Colliery.