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Pillbox; no specification.
(Source: Book 1977)
Type FW3/22 pillbox, concrete-faced.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/29)
Pillbox labelled on map as 'unmanned'.
(Source: Map 1940/10/31)
Concrete-faced type 22 pillbox of a variant form with an attached brick (concrete slab roofed) entry porch. It is taller than average - some 8ft. - standing on a circular concrete plinth surrounded by concreted sandbags. Small square embrasures with no stepping, built as part of the structure (i.e. not pre-cast). Internal anti-ricochet wall evidently removed to serve as shelter for sheep. Fittings for wooden shelves at the embrasures can be made out. Faces S across Canal. Entrance in N face through W side of porch. The pillbox walls are cracked and the porch is becoming dangerously detached. Access possible including interior.
(Source: Field Visit 2004/02/12)
Pillbox plotted from German map.
(Source: Map 1941/06/01)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | On the N bank of the Royal Military Canal, E of Bilsington bridge. |
Area |
Bilsington, Kent, England |
Grid reference |
TR 04828 34090
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Soil Movement (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox is evidently subject to 'movement' and the walls are cracked. The brick entry porch is detaching dangerously from the main structure. |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
Defence grouping |
South East Command: Stop Line (Romney Marsh) - Stop Line from Rye (East Sussex) to Sandgate E of Hythe (Kent), following the line of the Royal Military Canal. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view. |
DOB site reference: | S0008224 |
Reference |
1977 A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1941/06/01 Sheet (Blatt) 126 1940/10/31 Z Sector Dispositions of 1/RUR and Supporting Forces 1941/01/12 German map showing defences of Romney Marsh 1940/11/20 Sudostkuste England: Schragbildreihe II, Dungeness - Dover |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940/11 Field Visit, On 2000/08/29 Field Visit, On 2004/02/12 |