British brick built bunker, circa 1940
Article about: packin9, They were not used as observation posts, they are Pillbox's. They usually come in pairs, the one in Adrians photo is a bren gun Pillbox, the other one, that would be nearby, would b
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
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Adrian Stevenson
Hi Guys, I took a photo of this bunker or "Pillbox"
These bunkers follow many different designs, most are made of concrete but some are brick. I often wonder what real use they would have been if the invasion came?
Cheers, Ade.
Well , i guess most Germans come swimming on the beaches after that there vessels where sunken by the Royal Navy , so in the worryest case they are armed with an Pistole 08 or P.38 . In that case those brick-bunker will give Magnificent protection . Bob .
Last edited by Kraftfahrer Bob; 05-20-2008 at 09:37 PM.
Reason: Omission
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
Hi Don, it is near Swarkestone Bridge on the A514.
More details on this pillbox
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
There are loads of these in Norfolk Ade
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
Hi All, looks in good condition, some times brick was used as shutterint and concrete poured in to the cavity, wood was a precious comodity and required for aircraft construction.
At an airfeild i once worked on we uncovered all manner of defences, in cluding a working Picket Hamilton fort.
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
Old fortifications are always of interest to me. What might seem flimsy today because of advancements in technology would certainly have been a major obstacle at the time of construction. From ancient Mott and Bailey castles to more modern bunkers they all have a story to tell.
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
Absolutly Steve, a farmer near to my childhood home once tried to remove one from his land, (standard concrete pill box) had a firm come in with demo charges, police shut the road big bang, guess what! still there and most of it survived the second atempt as well, looked a bit sorry last time i saw it but still hanging in there.
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
Heres a nice story, you all probably know and this is a friend of mine who said this, When they lay the mines on the beaches (So we didnt physically have to fight them on the beaches) they forgot to get the same guys back, so stupidly they had men walking on the beaches and getting killed, so umm in short the mines killed as many as they stopped.
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Re: British brick built bunker, circa 1940
Perhaps they were used as mere observation posts?
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