The pillbox thread
 

Sick of waiting for n10694 to start this, so I thought I might

Barrow-in-Furness Docks to get you started

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Hope you enjoyed and apologies if you've seen them before on DerP

Phil

Lowsy point Barrow-in Furness Jan 09
 

All F/W24 Type pillboxes nothing inside of note so external pics only

Pictured from North to South

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Never seen a pillbox from this angle before !!
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Phil

posted before but next to the ship canal hooton.

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Garston docks, Type 24 covering the river
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Lydiate pillbox, 100yds from Billy's Bridge on the Leeds to Liverpool Canal
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One of 3 Anti-tank cylinders next to Billy's Bridge on the Leeds to Liverpool Canal
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Pillbox type FW3/24, recently uncovered when the new junction was built, Next to the A550 in Hawarden North Wales, Near RAF Sealand.
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This is a big one, Type 28A anti-tank gun emplacement. During WW2 this was part of the Western Command Stop Line No 10 - Warrington to Formby via St. Helens.
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Bromborough southern Pillbox, covering southern access to the A41, there are 3 here
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Brimstage pillbox, Further to the west on the A5137 between Junct 4 of the M53 and Brimstage
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Allerton pillbox Liverpool, I think this is an example of a Lozenge Pillbox
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This type 22 is on the embankment next to Leasowe golf course on the Wirral
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Another one near Stockport, i forgot the location on it thou

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This ones on Walney

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Phil

Please be aware these are all taken with my old point and click camera, so the quality is downright terrible. Will get out when I can to redo them all soon, and photo others we've found.

3 from RAF Cranage (spot the pillbox ;))
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Protecting the bridge crossing by North Road locks just outside of Congleton.
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The next in line from this is the box overlooking Bosley Reservoir to protect from seaplane landings
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And my favourite which is Hug Bridge Farm, looking down at the River Dane crossing on the Macclesfield to Leek road. Its tucked well into the crest of the hill and can only be seen from the road for a few seconds. And yes that is a chain harrow screwed up on its roof. Will post an explore of this box soon now I've located the photos.
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There are another 3 I need to photograph in this sequence now I have located them all.

yeah i no what you mean, this old advert i must have passed a million times, its just down the road from me, i seen it for the first time a few months back!!
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You take the Dumbers road? Good. Well as you cross the traffic lights, theres a lane on the right? Go along it, you'll come out beside the reservoir and the pillbox is on the left. The Hug Bridge one is on the Leek road. As you pass out of Bosley you come to the crest of a hill and start to drop down to the bridge over the Dane. Look up left and the box is just visible on the hill top. The farmers don't mind if you ask for a look.

The 3 at Rudyard however, are mine to photo.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture007.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture012.jpg Beech HIll ROF Wigan

Keeping with the theme; Pics from a pillarbox in Lydiate near bridge no18
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Mark, did you see the 3 Anti-tank cylinders next to Billy's Bridge on the Leeds to Liverpool Canal, about 100yds away from this pillbox?

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Not sure if this counts as a pill boxhttp://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture006.jpg ROF Beech Hill Wigan

In the woods next to Blackpool Zoo

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A few more from South Cumbria
 

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Phil

The pillbox thread.
 

I was thinking about making this into a report but then realised that it would have been a bit naff.

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Telacra norcom pillbox. Time is a cruel mistress that's been particularly had on this poor pipe with holes in it.

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And another norcon. Better condition but I think it could do with more leg room.

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And get another norcon. That's slightly better but still needs some work.

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Anti glider steaks. There are quite a lot of these that you have to be careful of when your bombing up and down the beach on a kite buggy.

Not sure on type of pill box but this is one of 4 that I know of on the estuary between Anglesey and Holyhead.

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COOL.

Nice nice Jim, ya got there 1st and posted the one on the beech at Talcra. DOH!

Hope i got it this time. Pillboxes burscough canal.

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giv up with this resized bit sry

i dun that and saved them but when i post it comes up like that

I managed to get to the Garston Pillbox, to get to it you have to climb over the fence at the south end of Otterspool Promenade, walk across the rubble (when the tides are out) and to the left it is. This is perfect surviving example with the 1940/41 dated barbed wire fence. I believe the back was bricked up last time i got round it.

O i like them ones on the canal.

Catwalk, did you look at that outfall to the left??

if u meen the2nd pick its a sewarage plant at the back of it,burscough canal

sry 2nd ov the 3

Inverbervie Beach.

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Anti-tank cylinders shevington/wigan.About 10 more in bushes at side of barn http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture107.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture108.jpg Anti-tank block bridge No4 standish lower ground/wigan http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture042.jpg

What i think is a bus stop pillbox orica shevington/ wigan http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture105.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture067.jpg

Didnt hav time put this one on the other ant-tank block bridge NO4 standish lower ground /wigan [http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture041.jpg

Another
 

Pillbox Bradley Hall ROF Standishhttp://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...0_05020001.jpg

Well if we're going that far north...

Here's one on the eastern approaches to Elgin.
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The walls are constructed completely of local sandstone which is rather soft and probably wouldn't have stopped a butter knife never mind an 88mm shell from a german panzer :eek:

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:)

I reckon these are WW2 obsticles but cant say for sure, them triangles are strange

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They're anti tank obstacles.

Some near Dinas Dinclle beach used as coastal protection:

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And some near Hazel Grove railway bridge:

Hazel grove Railway Bridge

Wow that beach set are fantastic, These cylinders are on the A59 in Burscough in 2 different locations

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I'm a proper n00b to this thread but I think it's quite interesting, I saw these on the beach in Hartlepool but I don't think they are anything special, Any takers?

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Those look like anti-tank / landing craft cubes. I know some people at Formby who have them in their gardens facing on to the beach. Hera are some on the causeway to Holy Island:

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Ah no worries then, Cheers dude!

cubes are great!

Has anyone been to the Woodchurch pillbox? Will save me a trip if you have.