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Closer look at the WW2 pillbox dug into barrow A (photo taken on December 2011).
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frogcottage42 (2011-12-15)
They were pretty upmarket pill boxes in Hampshire, cast iron downpipes and hopper no less! Didn,t want the home guard getting wet but at the same time scrapping church railings and historically important iron work for the war effort! odd isn,t it?
Andy B (2011-12-15)
The concrete blocks on top are certainly unusual, I've not seen those in Surrey. What a great excuse for a pill box photo. These are fascinating - I would do a 'WWII and Cold War Portal' if I had another several lives. Interesting barrows too.
Sunny100 (2011-12-15)
There's a good WW2 pillbox near where I live. I have some photos of the inside, and one of the outside. Is this considered archaeology, then ?
SolarMegalith (2011-12-16)
Well Sunny, archaeologists are dealing with WW2 constructions more often now, several weeks ago on a conference about archaeology of Severn Estuary which was held in Chepstow there was a very interesting lecture by Jon Berry about defences of Bristol channel and archaeological survey of their remains.
As to Heath Brow Barrows, near the barrow cemetery I have found 2 more pillboxes, very interesting area to visit if you are interested in both prehistory and WW2 military constructions.
As to Heath Brow Barrows, near the barrow cemetery I have found 2 more pillboxes, very interesting area to visit if you are interested in both prehistory and WW2 military constructions.
frogcottage42 (2011-12-16)
the concrete blocks are the footings for that whacking great aerial perched on top and look to be from the sixties or later.
Andy B (2011-12-16)
I see now, of course they are. The Defence of Britain project holds the data on all known pillboxes and other such sites. It used to have a fairly crappy text only search but I see they now have added a KML download so you should be able to browse them all in Google Earth and other mapping tools.
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dob/
The other great resource for this - amateur, similar to us really - is
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dob/
The other great resource for this - amateur, similar to us really - is
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/
Sunny100 (2011-12-16)
Yes, thanks SolarMegalith, these wartime constructions are very interesting we have several good examples close to where I live. I seem to remember Francis Pryor doing a programme on this very subject a few years back. So it is now regarded as archaeology. Don't think Andy would want to make a habit of putting pillboxes on the Portal !?
Andy B (2011-12-16)
Yes, no, and see above!
Sunny100 (2011-12-16)
Short and sweet as usual. Yes Francis Prior did do a programme on the subject, no to more photos of wartime pillboxes, and already websites with World WarII pillboxes on (as above). That's me told !
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