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Pillbox.
(Source: Report 1992/07)
Hexagonal pillbox of variant form which is common to the Yorkshire coastline, with attached loopholed blast wall shielding doorway. Concrete-faced with breeze blocks inside. Faces E. Front face has four small embrasures set side by side, and one embrasure in each of other faces, other than for the rear which has two small rifle ports. By public right of way. Interior access now blocked.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/04/28)
Irregular shaped structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1976)
Lozenge shaped pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit )
| Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
|---|---|
| Location | On W side of Long Lane, N of Cliff Road, Atwick. |
| Area |
Atwick, Yorkshire, East Riding of, England |
| Grid reference |
TA 19459 51247
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Breeze Block, Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Holderness Pilot Study (Fortress Study Group) |
| Defence grouping |
East Riding of Yorkshire coast defences - Coastal crust defences |
| Photographs |
(1) - exterior view (photocopy, Mike Osborne) |
| DOB site reference: | S0013121 |
| Reference |
1992/07 Final Report on the Holderness Pilot Study, Undertaken by the Fortress Study Group Database Group (FSGDG) between the 9th and 12th April 1992 |
| Event |
Field Visit, By 2001 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, In the period 1992/04/09 1992/04/12 Field Visit, On 2003/04/28 |
