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Pillbox on the Fowey side of the Polruan Foot Ferry.
[Recorder John Harding gives grid reference SX 12315148]
(Source: Field Visit 1997/09/15)
A round-shaped pillbox built to blend in with its local surroundings at the Polruan Ferry landing slip on Fowey River at Whitehouse. It looks like part of a garden wall, but has 4 embrasures with 4ft thick walls. Entry is from the rear through a second concrete bunker situated within the garden of a private house. It is still in very good condition and is used as a garden room. One of the embrasures has been enlarged with a view over the harbour. [AH383].
(Source: Field Visit 1999/02/15)
| Type of site | PILLBOX |
|---|---|
| Location | At Polruan ferry steps, on W bank of Fowey Harbour in garden of private house. |
| Area |
Fowey, Cornwall, England |
| Grid reference |
SX 1240 5150
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Concrete Block, Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Jury, Richard |
| Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Bodmin Stop Line - Stop Line N - S across Cornish peninsula from Padstow Bay to Fowey. |
| Attached Sheets | (1) - sheet with photographs attached. |
| Photographs |
(3) - exterior and site views (1 DIGITISED). |
| Adjacent sites | Other pillboxes along Fowey side of river. |
| DOB site reference: | S0001288 |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/09/15 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/02/15 Field Visit, During 1999 |
