Building record TR 33 NW 49 - Square pillbox, Aycliffe

Pillbox of the common Dover type- square with overhanging roof and two embrasures per side. C. 1940. Built of brick-shuttred concrete and in fair condition. On the hillside above David's Avenue. (1)

Description from record TR 33 NW 57:
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.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
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Tourism Potential :
Condition : moderate
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Pillbox (brick-shuttered) of common Dover type with overhanging roof slab and 2 embrasures per side.

Pillbox of common Dover type- square with overhanging roof slab and two embrasures per side. Built of brick shuttered concrete and in good condition. At Farthingloe, S of access roads to Citadel and Hougham Batteries. (2)

<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.