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Machine gun pillbox, concrete-faced with long, narrow almost continuous embrasure. Situated in caravan park, surrounded by plants and garden furniture.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/07/24)
Type of site | MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | Frenchman's Beach holiday village, Rye Harbour Road. |
Area |
Rye, Sussex, East, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 941 186
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1997)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
Defence grouping |
Sussex coast defences - Defences of the East and West Sussex coastlines, and their immediate hinterland. Rye nodal point - Defences of Rye Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. R3538. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. Also designated a 'fortress' [Source: 45 Div. Defence Scheme, 1940 - PRO WO 166/536]. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view (DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0012464 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2000/07/24 |