discussion WWII Pill box

[John]

I've been away to the coast for a few days and found a few pill boxes, but I found one that seemed to have a little extra on top, I've tried looking on the internet to see if I could find out what it might be, but I can't, does anyone have any ideas what it might have been used for.

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[AlanG]

If i'm honest john it seems like the top bit was added on after the original construction was built. Two completely different bits of concrete and weathering on them. But i await to be told different

 

[Guest]

Housing a water tank ???

 

[spanner570]

How about this?

The pill box was obviously built as a defense from invading forces. So when the threat had gone, I'm wondering if this 'add on' was built say late '44 to the end of hostilities. That would make it around 5/6yrs later than the bottom part (which might account for the difference in construction) and was used as some form of look out for any crippled bombers ect. returning from a raid on Germany.

There is some form of mounting bracket on top, perhaps a homing device or light was fitted. It also looks like a set of steps or something at the entrance on picture two leading to the roof....

Isn't this fun?

Ron

 

[Guest]

Where was the pic taken?

 

[Guest]

Pic was taken from Tunstall Humberside. "At Tunstall a six-sided lozenge-shaped pillbox, with a blast wall

protecting the entrance on the west side still stands. The remains of an Orlit

Royal Observer Corps post stands on top of it, reached by an iron ladder. The

Orlit was a small prefabricated, reinforced concrete structure manufactured by

Messrs Orlit Ltd for the Royal Observer Corps. The first were ordered in 1951,

most were redundant by 1955, a few remained in use in eastern England until

1965. TA31183197 "

UK Pillbox, Pillboxes, Bunkers, Anti-tank traps and other Anti-Invasion Defences built in World War 2

 

[spanner570]

Not a bad guess by moi....Well nearly!! lol

Thanks Tony, good stuff.

Ron

 

[Guest]

I enjoy little hunts on the net for things like this.

 

[John]

Thanks Tony, and what a great bit of detective work in finding out where it was taken, I couldn't get pictures from all sides as there was a field of wheat next to it and I don't think the farmer would have been happy if I went tramping through it, plus I had already been got by nettles not the best thing to walk through with shorts on, there was also some other small structures next to it which looked like a modern day air con unit, and it also looked like there was a tunnel to them, I'm going back in August so will have a closer look.

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[John]

I posted this in 2011, at the time the pill box was 100ft or more away from the cliff edge, we have come back again and 5 years later and it's more like 30ft


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[Snowman]

Cool pics!

 

[Ian M]

So Ron has some new inspiration of his next diorama.