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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327
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Pillbox, rectangular concrete.
(Source: Field Visit 1993)
Pillbox for medium machine gun.
(Source: Field Visit 1940/09)
Concrete-faced pillbox. No access as field in crop. Large and smaller embrasures in S wall.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/04/30)
Concrete pillbox on the outer perimeter of the Kirkleatham defences. Serial ref. 'E'. Cassini ref. 083419. Manned by 1 NCO and 5 ORs.
(Source: Document 1941/12/20)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
|---|---|
| Location | In field about 750yds E of Kirkleatham Hall. |
| Area |
Kirkleatham, Redcar & Cleveland, England |
| Grid reference |
NZ 6020 2197
(Scale: 1:10000
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Newbould, H.C. |
| Defence grouping |
Kirkleatham Hall defended locality - Kirkleatham Hall from 1940 - 1943 served as a battalion HQ for units engaged on coastal defence. At one time during this period it was the HQ of the 7th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. The Hall was provided with intensive all-round defence as a defended locality.
|
| Photographs |
(1) - external view |
| DOB site reference: | S0005917 |
| Reference |
1941/12/20 'A' Sub-Sector of Tees Coastal Sector: App. E - Defence of Kirkleatham perimeter |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, In 1993 Field Visit, In the period 1995 1999 Field Visit, On 2003/04/30 |
