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Hexagonal-shaped pillbox of a type 22 variant (concrete-faced) with all round defensive fire. A small iron base on the top suggests that a fixture for a small AA gun was fitted.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/06/23)
Type 22 concrete-faced pillbox commanding the broad crossing of the River Yar. Concrete interior anti-ricochet wall. Two small vertical embrasures either side of the doorway. A square embrasure in each of the other five faces. Faces SE. Public access, including interior. Some ivy overgrowth.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/08/26)
Small hexagonal pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1976)
Hexagonal pillbox plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1940/09/03)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | On S side of The Causeway road on N side of the mud and reed flats where the road crosses the River Yar, E of Freshwater. |
Area |
Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England |
Grid reference |
SZ 34787 87173
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox has some ivy overgrowth. |
Recorder | Moore, C.D. |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: River Yar Stop Line - Stop line following the line of the River Yar from Thorley village (SZ 374888) to Freshwater Bay (SZ 346858) cutting off the W end of the Isle of Wight. It was built by the Royal Engineers attached to 12th Infantry Brigade [Ref: Moore, C.D. see UORN 12109]. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - plans, sections, drawing, and elevations of a type 22 pillbox (D.G. Collyer). |
Photographs |
(3) - one interior, two exterior views (2 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0012109 |
Reference |
1940/09/03 225B/UK851/2 (frs.9-10) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/06/23 Field Visit, On 2003/08/26 |