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Pillboxes at Tollerton Airfield
Tollerton Airfield has a remarkably extensive set of surviving pillboxes, most in generally good condition, even though in many cases overgrown.
The constriction of pillboxes at airfields was prioritised for those near ports, plus Aircraft Storage Units. Tollerton did not fit those criteria, but was a Field Repair Unit at which large numbers of aircraft would be on site. The 17 pillboxes at Tollerton are a mix of Type 22 Link
and an unnumbered type of rectangular form with chamfered corners. The survival of what is a virtually complete set for the airfield has resulted in them being Listed Grade II in 2012.
The reference numbers in the titles are those to be found in the Defence of Britain database Link
For other views of pillboxes in general, see Link
(NB the type 22 pillboxes are incorrectly identified as Type 24 in the database but have been subsequently corrected in the Pillbox Study Group updated extended database Link )
The constriction of pillboxes at airfields was prioritised for those near ports, plus Aircraft Storage Units. Tollerton did not fit those criteria, but was a Field Repair Unit at which large numbers of aircraft would be on site. The 17 pillboxes at Tollerton are a mix of Type 22 Link
and an unnumbered type of rectangular form with chamfered corners. The survival of what is a virtually complete set for the airfield has resulted in them being Listed Grade II in 2012.The reference numbers in the titles are those to be found in the Defence of Britain database Link
For other views of pillboxes in general, see Link
(NB the type 22 pillboxes are incorrectly identified as Type 24 in the database but have been subsequently corrected in the Pillbox Study Group updated extended database Link
)Created: Fri, 24 Apr 2020, Updated: Fri, 24 Apr 2020
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