The Harpur Hill Pillboxes

[RichCooper]

Heres 5 of the 6 remaining pillboxes listed at the former munitions storage site at Harpur Hill near Buxton.Unfortunately e09623 is no longer there although I cant understand why as it was another of the larger variants and must have been a hell of a job to remove and it was only in a rough grazing field.Starting with the 2 smaller ones to the north of the site.
e11803

E11803 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11803 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11803 (5) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11803 (9) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11803 (10) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11803 (11) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11803 (17) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

e11802

E11802 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11802 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11802 (10) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11802 (12) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E11802 (18) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Behind the Speedway track the first of the larger variants e09624.Hardly room to move in these boxes owing to the A/R walls inside.Credits to my bro for the pics of this one taken at a race meeting.

E09624 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E09624 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E09624 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E09624 (9) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E09624 (15) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E09624 (16) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E09624 (18) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

e04349 The first of 2 on the hilltop to the south

E04349 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04349 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04349 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04349 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04349 (12) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04349 (13) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04349 (17) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04349 (19) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

e04350

E04350 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (5) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (7) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (14) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (18) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (19) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (20) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E04350 (21) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

 

[PaulPowers]

Did you get the one above the entrance to RAF Harper hill?

 

[RichCooper]

As far as I know I got em all, Do you mean the one next to the gokarts ?

 

[Neverwillchange]

Great stuff mate thanks sharing.

 

[PaulPowers]

As far as I know I got em all, Do you mean the one next to the gokarts ?

if you stand on top of the go kart one looking towards buxton there's one at about 4 o'clock up the hill

Kids have been in it scratching swastikas into the walls

 

[RichCooper]

if you stand on top of the go kart one looking towards buxton there's one at about 4 o'clock up the hill

Kids have been in it scratching swastikas into the walls

Yea thats the second one on here its a right climb to it from the footpath

 

[flyboys90]

Great concrete Rich,thanks for sharing.

 

[PaulPowers]

Yea thats the second one on here its a right climb to it from the footpath

that's the one

 

[RichCooper]

One has disappeared recently though

 

[Malcog]

What were these extensive pillboxes defending ? Were they part of a stop line ?

 

[RichCooper]

What were these extensive pillboxes defending ? Were they part of a stop line ?

They were defending RAF Harpur Hill which was a munitions storage site.A lot of the old bunkers are still there

 

[night crawler]

Sure the first one was made, there are a few round here look like they were started and not finished. Nice concrete porn