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Type 25 pillbox, situated on the cliff edge. Dimensions, 9ft diameter. 3 embrasures on W edge entrance. Corrugated iron sheet and concrete construction. Unusual embrasure design, having straight edge on one side but angled edge on other (with DRAWING).
(Source: Field Visit 1996/07/30)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/25) |
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Location | Overlooking Worbarrow Bay, halfway up W slope towards Lulworth. |
Area |
Tyneham, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 8651 8050
(Scale: 1:50000
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete, Corrugated Iron |
Threats |
Type: Coastal erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Danger of cliff subsidence. |
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 | Worbarrow Bay defence structures |
DOB site reference: | S0000054 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/07/30 |