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Set in high ground in valley covering north/south road from Grasmere to Keswick A591 road
with PLAN
(Source: Field Visit 1995/08/24)
Octagonal pillbox on slope commanding main road - entirely on its own.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/07/24)
Pillbox on raised tongue of land commanding Grasmere and Dunmail Rise.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/12/05)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
---|---|
Location | Town Head, Grasmere. |
Area |
Patterdale, Cumbria, England |
Grid reference |
NY 331 104
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1966)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Farthing, Geoff (Pillbox Study Group) |
Attached Sheets | Additional SRF by Jill Locock and R. Brunstrom also; (1) - location sketch map. |
Photographs |
(6) - exterior and general views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0001542 |
Original Reference | 6851 |
Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences |
Event |
Field Visit, In the period 1979 1997 Field Visit, On 1995/08/24 Field Visit, On 1996/12/05 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |