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Type 28 anti-tank gun emplacement for 6pdr. gun, dug into the hillside and built on a concrete slab. Brick-shuttered. Inside, there is still the gun mounting with 9 bolts.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/01/30)
Anti-tank gun emplacement, with a circle of bolts within the large embrasure. Very thick approx 3ft walls. One rifle or LMG embrasure on SE side. Large entrance NW side. Brick wall extends either side of back of pillbox to support a thick layer of concrete running from the base of the pillbox to about 5ft above the roof on the very steep hillside [protection against land slips?]. Chamfered roof and corners.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/01)
Type 28 emplacement built into hillside.
(Source: Field Visit 1989/06/01)
Square structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1970)
Brick-shuttered anti-tank gun emplacement dug into the steep side of Box Hill. One main stepped embrasure with 6pdr. holdfast. Entrance on NW side, and entry possible. LMG embrasure on E side. Contemporary brick and concrete revetment at rear to stop land slip burying the structure. Access possible from river bank.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/03)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28) |
|---|---|
| Location | Built into the side of Box Hill above the River Mole, facing Boxlands House across the river. |
| Area |
Dorking, Surrey, England |
| Grid reference |
TQ 17375 51145
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1970)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: Natural erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Erosion of the chalk hillside above is slowly covering the emplacement. |
| Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
| Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Berkshire/Hampshire/Surrey/Kent) - West - East section of GHQ Line running from Reading through Hampshire and West Surrey to Kent (Leigh) following in part a line south of the North Downs. Dorking Gap defences - Defences (associated with the GHQ Line) of the Dorking Gap (valley of the River Mole passing between the North Downs). |
| Attached Sheets | (2) - information on the Dorking Gap. |
| Photographs |
(3) - exterior, site and close-up views (1 DIGITISED). |
| DOB site reference: | S0009423 |
| Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1989/06/01 Field Visit, During 1987/01 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1998/01/30 Field Visit, On 2003/12/03 |
