Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26)

Identifier 140524
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A square pillbox with loopholes for four light machine guns with 18 in thick walls. Probably designed by DFW branch 3 although it may have been adapted from an external source as Southern Command correspondence refers to the type as 'Stento'.

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Context Record
Monument Type MKE40234 Second World War Type 26 variant (?) pillbox near to Teston Bridge (Building)
Monument Type MKE123368 Second World War Type 26 variant (?) pillbox near to Tutsham Hall (Building)
Monument Type MKE40203 Type 26 pillbox or Vickers machine gun emplacement, West Farleigh (Monument)