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Rectangular pillbox faced with local stone. 5 embrasures. Roof now covered with flagstones to make a public area. During the war a 'tin hut' on top.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/06/23)
Non-standard pillbox, with 5 embrasures, situated on seafront with field of fire to sea and along Beer seafront. Camouflaged with local stone as part of promenade. with PLAN drawn on form.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/05/28)
DES=VIS=ESTIMATED -/-/1988 (HELLIS). PILLBOX OF LOCAL DESIGN, BUILT TO LOOK LIKE HARBOUR WALL (HELLIS). DES=FALSE FRONT TO SEA WALL BESIDE BEACH ROAD CREATES PILLBOX (HELLIS 1992). DES=WILLS LISTS A PILLBOX OF LOCAL DESIGN, SE FACING AND OF MIXED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AT SY231891 (WILLS). KEY=DEFENSIVESITE MODERN XX WWII 4/1/1991 CRF:SX73NW/71 20/11/1992 REF=DES=HELLIS, J./MS LIST OF DEFENSIVE SITES(1990)/IN SMR REF=HELLIS, J./FORTRESS/14(1AUG 1992)46/THE TAUNTON STOP LINE REF=DES=PHOTOGRAPH (HELLIS, J.)/(20/6/1989)/HELLIS SITE 00150/PHOTOCOPY IN SMR
(Source: SMR 1995/10/23)


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (VARIANT)
      

      

        Location
        At Charlies Yard, on approach to Sea Hill - on seafront at Beer.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Beer, Devon, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SY 2303 8913
             (Scale: 1:25000
              )
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Good

      

      

        Materials
        
            Reinforced Concrete, 
            Stone
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Taylor, Brenda
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Devon coast defences - Defences of the Devon coastal crust. 

 
 Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. 

        		
      

      

        Attached Sheets
        (3) - photographs.

      

      

        Photographs
        
View of PILLBOX (VARIANT) - S0001263
         

     (6) - xeroxes on attached sheets, and 2 exterior views. (1 DIGITISED).  		
      

      

        Adjacent sites
        Gun emplacement at Crows Nest - SY 233892 (no trace remaining).

      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0001263

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            Devon SMR (ref: SY28NW/67)
        
      

      

        Reference
        
             1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, On 1998/05/28 

            Field Visit, On 1996/06/23 

            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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