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Type 23 pillbox, rectangular structure, appears to be two square pillboxes joined together by a raised platform. The whole structure is about 24ft in length and 8ft wide. The walls are approx. 16 - 18in thick. Each of the end chambers has 3 embrasures. Internally below each embrasure is a shelf. The ceiling still retains some of its wood shuttering. Between the two end chambers is an open chamber, the floor level of which has been raised some 2 - 3ft above the ground. In the centre of the open chamber is a concrete post 6in square at the base. The entrance is narrow and set centrally in the wall. Behind this is a concrete stand stopping at the raised platform in front.
Standard Lincolnshire 3 bay anti-aircraft pillbox.
Built using wood shuttering.
Roughly rendered as camouflage.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/02)
Standard Lincolnshire-type 3 bay AA pillbox defending the coastal battery - two enclosed bays connected by an open one for the mounting of the AA gun. Two embrasures at the front facing E, two at the rear, and one at each end.
(Source: Field Visit 2002/10/21)
Rectangular structure plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1953/02/04)
Rectangular structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1971)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
|---|---|
| Location | On sea bank S of Freiston Shore. |
| Area |
Freiston, Lincolnshire, England |
| Grid reference |
TF 39612 42162
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1971)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Cement, Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Chalk, Russell |
| Defence grouping |
Lincolnshire coast defences - Defences of the Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire coasts and the immediate hinterland. |
| Photographs |
(1) - internal view |
| DOB site reference: | S0002041 |
| Original Reference | 7368 |
| Reference |
1953/02/04 540/1013 (fr.76) |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/02 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2002/10/21 |
