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Hexagonal-shaped pillbox with attached porch - faces SW. Plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1957)
Variant form of an hexagonal type 24 pillbox. All concrete. Projecting entrance walls. Embrasures in each face, and one each side of doorway. Concrete face shows evidence of horizontal timber shuttering. Interior access possible. Faces W.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/05/21)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | On W side of Barrow Island in area now derelict overlooking Walney Channel. |
Area |
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England |
Grid reference |
SD 19732 67348
(Scale: 1:2500
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
Barrow Docks defences - The defences of the port and shipbuilding facilities at Barrow-in-Furness. Cumbria coast defences - Defences of the Cumbria coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0016490 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2003/05/21 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |