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Hexagonal type pillbox (brick-shuttered), with 7 embrasures; foundation slab is exposed.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/04/24)
Hexagonal, brick-shuttered pillbox - faces SW (235 degrees). 7 x embrasures. Interior blast wall. In poor condition, with some brick facing missing.
(Source: Field Visit 1994/06/01)
Pillbox plotted from air photograph. Faces SW.
(Source: Air Photograph 1945/11/27)
Hexagonal pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. Faces SW.
(Source: Map 1973)
Pillbox plotted from German map.
(Source: Map 1940/12/15)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox. Faces SW. Partly overgrown. Much of the brick shuttering has been lost. Pre-cast embrasure surrounds. Brick anti-ricochet wall. Access possible, including interior. The number '98' is painted inside, but does not appear to be an original reference.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/02)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | E of Sidlow Bridge, close to the River Mole and on the footpath from White Owl Farm to Sidlow. |
Area |
Reigate, Surrey, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 26148 47144
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1973)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Natural erosion (Medium Term) Detail: The foundation slab is exposed, and exterior brick-shuttering is falling away. Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox is partly overgrown. |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Berkshire/Hampshire/Surrey/Kent) - West - East section of GHQ Line running from Reading through Hampshire and West Surrey to Kent (Leigh) following in part a line south of the North Downs. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view. |
DOB site reference: | S0002477 |
Associated Identifier | Surrey SMR (ref: SU/SIHG/CRS51) |
Original Reference | 7807 |
Reference |
1940/12/15 Sheet (Blatt) 125 1945/11/27 106G/UK/1035 (fr.3667) 1947/04/11 CPE/UK/1982 (fr.2282) |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/04/24 Construction, In the period 1940/12 Field Visit, On 2003/12/02 Field Visit, On 1994/06/01 |