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Hexagonal type pillbox, with 7 embrasures. The pillbox is in a bad state, with broken walls leaving the roof slab dangerously supported. [appears to be largely built of brick as opposed to brick shuttering].
(Source: Field Visit 1997/04/24)
Irregular hexagon-shaped, brick-shuttered pillbox - faces SW (205 degrees). 7 x embrasures. '200' painted inside facing doorway. Internal blast wall. Partly demolished.
(Source: Field Visit 1994/10/16)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox viewed from a distance.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/02)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | At corner of wood, N of footpath from White Owl Farm to Sidlow Bridge, E of Reigate Road (A23). |
Area |
Reigate, Surrey, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 2635 4720
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1988)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Public danger (Immediate) Detail: Demolition for safety reasons threatens. |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
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. |
DOB site reference: | S0002467 |
Associated Identifier | Surrey SMR (ref: SU/SIHG/CRS88) |
Original Reference | 7797 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/04/24 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/12/02 Field Visit, On 1994/10/16 |