Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)

Identifier 123516
Class DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A hexagonal pillbox with an internal anti-ricochet wall and the rear wall lengthened to take two rifle loopholes in addition to five Light Machine Gun loopholes. Both 15in and 42in thick walls are common. Designed by DFW branch 3.

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Context Record
Monument Type MSF32434 Former Second World War pillbox (Building)
Monument Type MSF25482 Jude's Ferry Bridge stop line pillbox (Monument)
Monument Type MSF25483 Jude's Ferry Bridge stop line pillbox (Monument)
Monument Type MSF25484 Jude's Ferry Bridge stop line pillbox (Monument)
Monument Type MSF25485 Jude's Ferry Bridge stop line pillbox (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26265 Second World War pillbox, Taflins chalkpit (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26256 Site of a demolished World War II pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26142 Standard type 24 pillbox. Internal brick shuttering and brick anti-ricochet wall. Entrance faces S. Floor 0.75m below ground level - 3 steps down. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19307 Type 24 pillbox (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26272 Type 24 pillbox, closely surrounded by shrubbery and barbed wire. Lean to shed (derelict) built onto door side. Door faces SE. [Interior access not p… (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26260 Type 24 pillbox, thin-walled, set at angle to the road, facing NE. It is very overgrown. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26141 Type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26129 Wolrd War II type 24 pillbox with brick shuttered interior. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19370 World War II Pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19371 World War II Pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26251 World War II type 24 pillbox, now destroyed. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26074 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26197 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26202 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26254 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26257 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26258 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26259 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26261 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26262 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26263 World War II type 24 pillbox. (Monument)