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Pentagonal pillbox, brick-shuttered. 5 embrasures. Steps into entrance. The doorway is blocked with rubbish. The pillbox is used by drunks and drug users. Lightly overgrown.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/02/08)
Well-constructed pillbox to cover N end of Hollicombe Beach.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/04/13)
Hexagonal pillbox of a type 24 variant form. Stone faced: brick lined inside. Doorway (blocked by iron grill) off NW corner, with three steps down. A wall curving from the doorway appears contemporary. Five small embrasures. Faces out to sea (E). Overgrown with ivy and brambles, but access possible.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/22)
Hexagonal structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1954)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
---|---|
Location | In scrubland on top of cliffs E of the railway line separating the sea front from Hollicombe Park. |
Area |
Paignton, Torbay, England |
Grid reference |
SX 89870 62345
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1954)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete, Stone |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox is overgrown. |
Recorder | Ford, M.J. |
Defence grouping |
Devon coast defences - Defences of the Devon coastal crust. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - site location map. |
Photographs |
(3) - exterior views. |
DOB site reference: | S0001394 |
Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SX86SE/156) |
Reference |
1946/07/12 3G/TUD/UK/223 (fr.5097) |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1996/04/13 Construction, Between 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1998/02/08 Field Visit, On 2003/01/22 |