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Large rectangular pillbox built to defend S. Ives harbour and pier. It is built of concrete and granite blocks, and has been converted since the war to a ladies public convenience.
(Source: Field Visit 1998)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | On landside end of Smeaton Pier at St. Ives. |
Area |
St. Ives, Cornwall, England |
Grid reference |
SW 5210 4080
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1987)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete Block, Granite, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Harvey, Alwyn (Fortress Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
Cornwall coast defences - Defences of the Cornwall coastal crust. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - sheet of attached photographs. |
Photographs | (2) - exterior views (attached to sheet). |
DOB site reference: | S0000161 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1998 |