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Type 27 pillbox plotted from air photograph. Faces SSE.
(Source: Air Photograph 1946/01/15)
Pillbox with AA capability [plotted from German aerial photograph].
(Source: Air Photograph 1940)
Type 27 pillbox, with entry porch, plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. Faces SE.
(Source: Map 1955)
Brick-shuttered pillbox in field, heavily overgrown. Viewed from a distance, and unable to make out its exact form. No access without trespass.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/05)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/27) |
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Location | In field W of Reigate Road (A240) and N of the A2022 College Road to Epsom. |
Area |
Epsom, Surrey, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 23031 60213
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1955)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox is heavily overgrown. |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
London Stop Line: Outer - Line A (outer suburbs) of London defence rings. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0016790 |
Reference |
1946/01/15 3G/TUD/UK/27 (fr.5297) 1940/10/23 Taktisches Luftbildbuch Nr.3 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2003/12/05 Construction, Between 1940/06 1940/10 |