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Type 22 pillbox, facing S to cover the beaches and approaches to Thorney Island. Some original fittings still present. In situ casting of embrasures.
(Source: Book 1996)
Brick-shuttered pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/02)
Type 22 brick-shuttered pillbox, with Turnbull mountings that were fitted in March 1941 after the construction of the pillbox. The pillbox has suffered from the elements owing to its exposed position and the red-brick shuttering is falling away in places. The pillbox is on MoD land.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/04)
Official Name | RAF Thorney Island |
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Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
Location | Located on the S shoreline of Thorney Island, adjacent to the airfield perimeter track. |
Area |
West Thorney, Sussex, West, England |
Grid reference |
SU 7622 0122
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Natural erosion (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox is in an exposed position and the red brick shuttering is falling away in places. |
Recorder | Brookhouse, Rita |
Defence grouping |
Sussex coast defences - Defences of the East and West Sussex coastlines, and their immediate hinterland. RAF Thorney Island defences - Defences of the airfield of RAF Thorney Island. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view (DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0002379 |
Associated Identifier | Defence Estate SMR (ref: WSTI35) West Sussex SMR (ref: 6448) |
Original Reference | 7709 |
Reference |
1996 Frontline Sussex: The Defence Lines of West Sussex 1939-1945. |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940/07 1940/08 Field Visit, During 1996/02 Modification, During 1941/03 Field Visit, During 1998/04 |