Monument record MLI13381 - Pillbox, North Sea Camp, Freiston

Summary

A type 22 pillbox of the Second World War Coastal Crust, to the north-east of the North Sea Camp, Freiston.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A type 22 hexagonal pillbox, built using wood shuttering and roughly rendered as camouflage. The structure has projecting exterior embrasure sills, and has a metal pipe set centrally in the roof, which likely formed part of a gun mounting. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.3.
  •  Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 2046.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Foot. 2006. Beaches, Fields, Streets, and Hills… : The Anti-Invasion Landscapes of England, 1940. CBA Research Report 144, pp.158-65.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 39156 40653 (4m by 4m) Surveyed
Civil Parish FREISTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

May 4 2022 2:09PM

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