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Rectangular pillbox, with internal dimensions of 7ft x 8ft, with walls 42ins thick. In the front wall is a large stepped embrasure 5ft across on the outside. With blast wall that is shaped to allow rear embrasure to cover dead ground behind.
(Source: Article 1993)
Type of site | VICKERS MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | On coast between Berrow and Brean. |
Area |
Berrow, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 294 532
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Somerset coast defences - Defences of the Somerset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs | (4) - 1 interior and 3 exterior views (photocopies) |
DOB site reference: | S0006981 |
Reference |
Pillbox Typology Part 3: Square and Rectangular Types |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, By 2001 |