WWII defences in the environs of Bournemouth & Christchurch: Branksome Chine - pillbox (1)
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WWII defences in the environs of Bournemouth & Christchurch: Branksome Chine - pillbox (1)
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 4 Mar 2016
- Pillbox (unclassified): DoB ID: S0013840 Basically rectangular in plan, this pillbox is of a non-standard type that has been constructed with its N corner cut off. All four embrasures and its two entrances (high and low level) are all bricked up. Sited just 150 yards away from the beach which it overlooks, it would have been built to cover the chine leading away from the sea towards Westbourne. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.707442
Longitude
-1.909878