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Pillbox; no specification.
[This pillbox may be the same as UORN 2625 for which NGR - TQ 032484 is given].
(Source: Document 1960)
Brick-shuttered pillbox of irregular hexagonal shape - faces ESE (105 degrees). 7 embrasures, inc. 2 covering entrance - all are standard rifle/LMG. Internal blast wall. In bad condition, being overgrown and with brickwork falling away. All openings are sealed.
SU/SIHG/CRS184.
(Source: Field Visit 1992/06/01)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | S of Guildford Lane, SE of White Lane Cottage, Albury - in field. |
Area |
Albury, Surrey, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 0368 4840
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox is very overgrown. Type: Deterioration (Medium Term) Detail: The brick shuttering is falling away. |
Recorder | Surrey Industrial Society survey (Surrey Industrial Society) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Berkshire/Hampshire/Surrey/Kent) - West - East section of GHQ Line running from Reading through Hampshire and West Surrey to Kent (Leigh) following in part a line south of the North Downs. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view (Alexander) - DIGITISED. |
DOB site reference: | S0010065 |
Reference |
1960/04 List of Defence Works Remaining in South West Surrey |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, In the period 1995 1999 |