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Pillbox; no specification - faces W. Of irregular hexagonal shape. Brick-shuttered (with bricks set on edge). Concrete roof and lintels. 5 large deep embrasures set to give wide field of fire, plus 2 covering doorway. Internal blast wall. On river bank; seats set outside indicate possible modern use as fishing shelter. Partly undermined by river
(Source: Field Visit 1991/01/05)
Type 24 brick-shuttered pillbox. Its foundation slab is undermined by the river.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/05/15)
Type 24 brick-shuttered pillbox - faces W. [Ref: SU84/93].
(Source: Field Visit 1988/10/05)


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
      

      

        Location
        In grounds of Whitmead House, S of Tilford - by River Wey.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Tilford, Surrey, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SU 883 433
             (Scale: 1:25000
              ,  )
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Reinforced Concrete
        
      

      

        Threats
        
            Type: River bank erosion (Immediate) 
Detail: Pillbox is partly undermined by river erosion.

        		
      

      

        Recorder
        Simmons, S.A.
      

      

        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. 

        		
      

      

        Attached Sheets
        (3) - Map showing site location and information sheet on the 1940 Wey defences between Tilford and Eashing.

      

      

        Photographs
        
View of PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) - S0002532
         

     (2) - exterior views (1 DIGITISED).  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0002532

      

      

        Original Reference
        7863
      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, In the period 1996 1997

            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 1991/01/05 

            Field Visit, On 1988/10/05 

            Field Visit, On 2000/05/18 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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