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Building record TR 24 SE 80 - WW2 pillbox, Farthingloe, Lunnons Wood
Summary
WW2 pillbox, Farthingloe, Lunnons Wood.
Summary from record :
Square pillbox
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2929 4064 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR24SE |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Pillbox of common Dover type- suare with overhanging roof slab and two embrasures per side. Built only to height of embrasure sills and left unfinished. C. 1940. Built of brick shuttered concrete and in poor condition. Located in the NW corner of Lunnons wWood. (1)
Description from record :
Square pillbox approx 16ft square with overhanging roof slab. Brick-shuttered, 2ft thick walls and 2 embrasures per wall. The type seems to be peculiar to Dover. This example built to base of embrasures and never completed.
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6447 Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG.
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2011 12:41PM