"This will fool them, Sergeant Wilson"... © Alan Murray-Rust cc-by-sa/2.0

NZ2894 : "This will fool them, Sergeant Wilson" (1)

taken 13 years ago, near to Cresswell, Northumberland, Great Britain

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"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, 90 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Alan Murray-Rust (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 24 December, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 29 December, 2009
Category: Pillboxes (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 281 949 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:14.8656N 1:33.5352W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 281 949
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)