Monument record MLI43383 - Former Pillbox, Bunker's Hill
Summary
Second World War hexagonal pillbox, at Bunker's Hill. No longer extant.
Type and Period (1)
- PILLBOX (Second World War to Late 20th Century - 1940 AD to 2000 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Type 22, hexagonal concrete pillbox, at the junction of the drains at Bunker's Hill. {1}{2}
The pillbox can be discerned as an extant structure on an aerial photograph taken of this area in June 1971. {3}
The pillbox appears to have since been demolished, and no trace of it can now be seen on the Google Maps Street View imagery layers. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI4545 Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.6.
- <2> SLI14623 Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 5249.
- <3> SLI122 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1971-2. Hunting Surveys Aerial Photography. Run 27, Frame 2446 (18/06/1971).
- <4> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 10/02/2022.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 2642 5390 (point) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WILDMORE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2022 12:01PM
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