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Pillbox nearby.
Pillbox nearby.
Another similar emplacement a short distance away.
Another similar emplacement a short distance away.

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Gun emplacement. Note brickwork "crenelations" (in simulation of ruined building?)

Just south of Waverley Mill Bridge.

OS reference SU870455

Photographed by me (Gaius Cornelius) on 19-Mar-06.

According to Cruickshank, this emplacement is a type 28 pillbox modified to take a WWI vintage 13-pounder field gun issued with 25 rounds of solid shot intended for use against armoured vehicles.

  • Cruickshank, Dan. Invasion -- Defending Britain from Attack. Boxtree, 2001 ISBN 0752220292.

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current19:38, 29 June 20061,600×1,200 (646 KB)Gaius Cornelius (Gun emplacement. Just south of Waverley Mill Bridge. OS reference [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SU870455 SU870455] Photographed by me (Gaius Cornelius) on 19-Mar-06. )

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