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Typical type 25 pillbox built in situ with corrugated sheeting and concrete. At the rear it is now covered by a very large quantity of clay from the surrounding cliffs making access impossible. Entrance at the rear and 3 embrasures. It is half full of shingle. The concrete was made using beach shingle. with PLANS and measurements. Walls 15ins thick, embrasures 23ins narrowing to 13ins.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/07/25)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/25) |
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Location | On beach between Redcliff Point and Osmington, near Weymouth. |
Area |
Osmington, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 7195 8192
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Coastal erosion (Immediate) Detail: At edge of beach, washed by the sea at high tides. |
Recorder | Matthews, Graham G. |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs | (1) - exterior view (attached to form) |
Adjacent sites | Type 25 pillbox SY 71568181 |
DOB site reference: | S0000051 |
Event |
Construction, Before 1940 1941 Field Visit, After 1996/07/25 |