2011

SY4988 : Pillbox, Hive Beach

taken 12 years ago, near to Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

Pillbox, Hive Beach
Pillbox, Hive Beach
In 1940 a network of defences was hastily built all over Britain to prevent an expected German invasion. The most common of these defences were called “pillboxes”, squat concrete forts that were sited at road junctions, canals and other strategic points.

With the passage of time it is estimated that fewer than 6,000 of a total of 28,000 pillboxes built still survive. They remain as permanent monuments and a silent tribute to the courage and tenacity of the British people during the dark days of 1940 when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany.

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SY4988, 147 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 29 December, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 4 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 4936 8880 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:41.7977N 2:43.1016W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 4922 8879
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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