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Hexagonal pillbox, 2.15 m x 2.18 m internally. 4 embrasures. Door opening with blast wall. 112 mm brickwork internally and externally. Part of airfield defence.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/02)
Official Name | RAF Shoreham |
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Local Name | Shoreham airfield |
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
Location | Beside Shoreham Airport on W bank of River Adur. |
Area |
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, West, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 2044 0594
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Martin, R.G. (Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society) |
Defence grouping |
RAF Shoreham defences - Defences of Shoreham airfield. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - Section, plan and elevations. |
Adjacent sites | At least 6 more pillboxes along E side of Shoreham airfield. |
DOB site reference: | S0001907 |
Original Reference | 7234 |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1998/02 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |