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Hexagonal machine-gun pillbox, which still has a few fittings for the machine guns. The pillbox has a tree growing through the centre of it, and (extraordinarily) appears to have been built around this tree, which grows from the earth floor and penetrates the concrete roof slabs.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/07/07)


      

        Official Name
        RAF Biggin Hill
      

      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (VARIANT)
      

      

        Location
        In woodland at E side of ex RAF Biggin Hill airfield.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Addington, London, Greater, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            TQ 423 607
             (Scale: 1:50000
              , 1995)
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Reinforced Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Urquhart, Cyril
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 RAF Biggin Hill defences - Ground defences of the airfield at RAF Biggin Hill. 

        		
      

      

        Attached Sheets
        (2) - map and site location plan.

      

      

        Photographs
        
View of PILLBOX (VARIANT) - S0008352
View of PILLBOX (VARIANT) - S0008352
         

     (9) - interior and exterior views (2 DIGITISED).  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0008352

      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, On 1997/07/07 

            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 1999/09/28 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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