WWII defences in the environs of Bournemouth & Christchurch: Wilverley Road, Christchurch - pillbox (1)
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WWII defences in the environs of Bournemouth & Christchurch: Wilverley Road, Christchurch - pillbox (1)
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 15 Mar 2016
- Pillbox (type FW3/26): DoB ID: e35574 Type 26 pillbox at the entrance to the Corporation tip at the edge of Mudeford Wood on Wilverley Road. Part of the defences that protected the wartime Airspeed aircraft factory and the airfield of RAF Christchurch. This is a 10 ft square pillbox having 3 embrasures on three of its sides, with a half-size entrance with a pistol port on the S. The entrance and all of the apertures have been blocked up. Image
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Image Location
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50.737946
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-1.742034