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Brick-shuttered pillbox with anti-aircraft section to side, with fields of fire across Shoreham airfield and across River Adur to E. Access to pillbox interior down steps. Access to AA section via pillbox mounting for AA unit.
with PLAN drawn on form.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/11/11)
Unique pillbox type, facing E to cover River Adur; also part of airfield defences.
(Source: Book 1996)
Official Name | RAF Shoreham |
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Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
Location | On the W bank of the River Adur at Shoreham Airport. |
Area |
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, West, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 2071 0539
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1995)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Farthing, Geoff (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
RAF Shoreham defences - Defences of Shoreham airfield. |
Photographs |
(4) - 3 exterior, 1 interior views (2 DIGITISED). |
Adjacent sites | Non-standard pillbox to N, TQ 207055 |
DOB site reference: | S0007619 |
Associated Identifier | West Sussex SMR (ref: 6551) |
Reference |
1996 Frontline Sussex: The Defence Lines of West Sussex 1939-1945. |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/11/11 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |