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Polygonal pillbox; brick-shuttered - faces S.
(Source: Field Visit 1989/01/01)
Polygonal brick-shuttered pillbox, at edge of field, on bank about 5ft above footpath. Faces SW (210 degrees). Rear entrance without embrasures. Steps with side walls to entrance. To the right rear of the pillbox is a brick and concrete structure about 4ft across with a 'gas pipe' set vertically in it. [possibly for a makeshift AA mounting?]. [apparently now identified as a spigot mortar platform - 14/6/98]. Some vandalism.
SU/SIHG/CRS199.
(Source: Field Visit 1985)
Pillbox; no specification.
(Source: Document 1960)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | N of Sherbourne Farm, Albury - at side of copse. |
Area |
Albury, Surrey, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 0613 4676
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Surrey Industrial Society survey (Surrey Industrial Society) |
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 (Alexander) - DIGITISED. |
DOB site reference: | S0010053 |
Reference |
1960/04 List of Defence Works Remaining in South West Surrey |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1989/01/01 Field Visit, During 1985 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |