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Type 24 pillbox (identification number A251 marked on blast wall). Brick skinned exterior, breaking away near roof. Concrete shelf supports. Situated near River Ouse using river channels for defence.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/03/31)
Type 24 pillbox. Brick-shuttered. Has number A251 stencilled on an interior wall.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/09/23)
Type 24 pillbox. 'Thick-walled'. A251.
(Source: Field Visit 1997)
Small hexagonal pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. Faces N.
(Source: Map 1976)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox in good condition, but overgrown on its roof. Faces S. Exterior red bricks. 'A251' stencilled on interior anti-ricochet wall. Wet inside. Access possible, including interior.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/09)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | At Barcombe Mills, near River Ouse off Barcombe Mills Road. |
Area |
Barcombe, Sussex, East, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 43410 14778
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1976)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Flooding (Long Term) Detail: Pillbox fills with water from nearby channel of the River Ouse. Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox is partly overgrown, particularly on its roof. |
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 433148 and TQ 435148. |
DOB site reference: | S0000709 |
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, On 1998/09/23 Field Visit, During 1997 Field Visit, On 2003/12/09 |