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Rectangular pillbox with a mixture of embrasure types; recessed porch.
(Source: Article 1993)
A square concrete pillbox, with smaller embrasures each side of a large central one. There are further small embrasures in each side wall. Blast wall at the rear.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/09)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
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Location | In the backyard of a farm at West Fleetham, nr. Swinhoe, W of Beadnell. |
Area |
Beadnell, Northumberland, England |
Grid reference |
NU 213 285
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Shackel, Michael |
Defence grouping |
Northumberland coast defences - Defences of the Northumberland coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
![]() (2) - site and exterior views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0007006 |
Reference |
Pillbox Typology Part 3: Square and Rectangular Types |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1999/09 |