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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327
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Square pillbox; no specification - faces N. Brick-shuttered.
(Source: Field Visit 1989/07/01)
Square brick-shuttered pillbox - type 26 of variant form. Faces NE. [Ref: SU84/62].
(Source: Field Visit 1988/07/06)
Type 26 pillbox, built into the bank of the River Wey and with concrete steps down the bank to the entrance. It faces across the river opposite the anti-tank 'pimples' at the rear of Waverley Abbey.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/06/05)
Square pillbox, with steps down. Brick-shuttered. Faces N along anti-tank ditch. Almost entirely hidden by vegetation.
(Source: Field Visit 2001/06/29)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
|---|---|
| Location | On the S bank of the River Wey opposite Waverley Abbey ruins. |
| Area |
Tilford, Surrey, England |
| Grid reference |
SU 86813 45161
(Scale: 1:10000
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox is very overgrown. |
| Recorder | Surrey Industrial Society survey (Surrey Industrial Society) |
| 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. |
| Photographs |
(2) - exterior views. |
| DOB site reference: | S0009973 |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1989/07/01 Field Visit, On 1988/07/06 Field Visit, On 2001/06/29 Field Visit, On 2000/06/05 |
