Data copyright © Council for British Archaeology unless otherwise stated
This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Council for British Archaeology
92 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JX
England
Tel: +44 (0)1904
Fax: 671417
Type 24 pillbox (identification number A250 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 A250 stencilled on an interior wall.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/09/23)
Type 24 pillbox. 'Thick-walled'. A250.
(Source: Field Visit 1997)
Hexagonal pillbox plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1976)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox. Faces SSW. 'A250' stencilled on interior anti-ricochet wall. Access possible, including interior.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/09)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
---|---|
Location | At Barcombe Mills, near River Ouse off Barcombe Mills Road. |
Area |
Barcombe, Sussex, East, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 43516 14768
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1976)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Farthing, Geoff (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (East Sussex) - Newhaven - Crowborough reserve stop line. |
Photographs |
|
Adjacent sites | Type 24 pillboxes at TQ 434148 and TQ 435150. |
DOB site reference: | S0000712 |
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 |