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Brick-shuttered anti-tank gun emplacement. Main embrasure and entrance now blocked up. Faces SW. Access possible. [At time of field visit it had been used as a war memorial to lay wreaths in memory of L/Cpl. H.L. Spicer (1917-2003)].
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/09)
Anti-tank type pillbox. Brick-shuttered.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/09/23)
Type 28 infantry pillbox. A 252.
(Source: Field Visit 1997)
Type 28 anti-tank pillbox (no identification no., but should be A252). Brick skinned exterior. Main embrasure and entrance bricked up. Situated on island on River Ouse.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/03/31)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28) |
|---|---|
| Location | W of Pikes Bridge, on 'island' in the River Ouse, on Environment Agency-managed land off Barcombe Mills Road. |
| Area |
Barcombe, Sussex, East, England |
| Grid reference |
TQ 43282 14840
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Farthing, Geoff (Pillbox Study Group) |
| Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (East Sussex) - Newhaven - Crowborough reserve stop line. |
| Photographs |
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| Adjacent sites | Type 24 pillboxes at TQ 432148 and TQ 434148. Site of army camp nearby. |
| DOB site reference: | S0000708 |
| Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences The Pillbox Walk |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1995/03/31 Field Visit, During 1997 Field Visit, On 1998/09/23 Field Visit, On 2003/12/09 |
