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Hexagonal type pillbox (brick-shuttered), with 7 embrasures; foundation slab is exposed.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/04/24)
Hexagonal, brick-shuttered pillbox - faces SW (235 degrees). 7 x embrasures. Interior blast wall. In poor condition, with some brick facing missing.
(Source: Field Visit 1994/06/01)
Pillbox plotted from air photograph. Faces SW.
(Source: Air Photograph 1945/11/27)
Hexagonal pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. Faces SW.
(Source: Map 1973)
Pillbox plotted from German map.
(Source: Map 1940/12/15)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox. Faces SW. Partly overgrown. Much of the brick shuttering has been lost. Pre-cast embrasure surrounds. Brick anti-ricochet wall. Access possible, including interior. The number '98' is painted inside, but does not appear to be an original reference.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/02)


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
      

      

        Location
        E of Sidlow Bridge, close to the River Mole and on the footpath from White Owl Farm to Sidlow.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Reigate, Surrey, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            TQ 26148 47144
             (Scale: 1:2500
              , 1973)
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Reinforced Concrete
        
      

      

        Threats
        
            Type: Natural erosion (Medium Term) 
Detail: The foundation slab is exposed, and exterior brick-shuttering is falling away.

            Type: Plant growth (Long Term) 
Detail: The pillbox is partly overgrown.

        		
      

      

        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
        
View of PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) - S0002477
         

     (1) - exterior view.  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0002477

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            Surrey SMR (ref: SU/SIHG/CRS51)
        
      

      

        Original Reference
        7807
      

      

        Reference
        
             1940/12/15 Sheet (Blatt) 125

             1945/11/27 106G/UK/1035 (fr.3667)

             1947/04/11 CPE/UK/1982 (fr.2282)

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, On 1997/04/24 

            Construction, In the period 1940/12 

            Field Visit, On 2003/12/02 

            Field Visit, On 1994/06/01 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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