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Pillbox, no specification. Approx. 40ft from the railway bridge on the Liverpool to Ormskirk line, close to Durant's Cottages near Maghull Railway Station. It is a two storey brick built structure with 18in thick walls and stands 17ft high. The top 4 courses of bricks above the embrasures along with the 6in concrete roof have been removed. The overall height would have been 18ft 6in. The walls are 12ft x 21ft. There are two embrasures in both the 12ft long sides and 3 in each of the 21ft long sides. On the inside the upper floor has been removed. The floor joist sockets in the walls show that a wooden floor was situated 4.5ft below the embrasures. Allowing for the missing 4 courses above the embrasures this would give a height of 7ft from floor to ceiling. Access to this area must have been by means of a 'Jacob's Ladder'. The lower area appears to have been used for storage. It is a large open area with a wide entrance in one of the 12ft sides. It is uncertain if doors were fitted.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/05/02)


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX
      

      

        Location
        Adjacent to the Liverpool to Ormskirk railway line, where it crosses the Leeds to Liverpool Canal, Maghull

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Maghull, Sefton, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SD 383 013
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Bad

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Rowlands, J.K.
      

      

        Attached Sheets
        (3) - 1 sheet of notes, 1 sheet of drawings (DIGITISED) and a map of the area

      

      

        Photographs
        
View of PILLBOX - S0011743
View of PILLBOX - S0011743
         

     (1) - external view (DIGITISED)  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0011743

      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 2000/05/02 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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