2019

TQ9245 : Pillbox, Old Avenue

taken 4 years ago, near to Pluckley, Kent, England

Pillbox, Old Avenue
Pillbox, Old Avenue
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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TQ9245, 181 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 8 December, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 9 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 9276 4558 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.6174N 0:45.3796E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 9272 4560
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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