2009
NZ2894 : "This will fool them, Sergeant Wilson" (1)
taken 15 years ago, near to Cresswell, Northumberland, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with "This will fool them, Sergeant Wilson in this square
"This will fool them, Sergeant Wilson" (1)
This may or may not be a Home Guard gimmick, but it is certainly a wartime pillbox disguised as a ruined bothy. It isn't as roofless as it seems, as there is a concealed concrete slab roof in place.
Pillboxes
"Pillboxes" were military bunkers built during World War II in 1940 and into 1941. They were built in strategic places near Rivers, Railways and road junctions, creating a network of defences across Great Britain. 28,000 pill boxes were built, and about a fifth still survive. The construction was typically in concrete, sometimes with bricks externally which was used as shuttering during the construction. They came in different shapes and sizes; most common in hexagonal and octagonal shapes.
The largest number of pill boxes are found in the South-East of England closest to the threat of German invaders.
Pillbox study group Link
Defence of Britain Archive Link
Keywords: Pillbox, Pill Box, WWII
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- Grid Square
- NZ2894, 109 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Alan Murray-Rust (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 24 December, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 29 December, 2009
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 281 949 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:14.8656N 1:33.5352W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 281 949
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
