WWI Pillbox at St Olaves (Norfolk)

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hamishsfriend

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This unusual pillbox, which has a wooden structure built on top of it, can be seen in the yard of Johnson's Yacht Station beside St Olaves bridge. The weather-boarded addition dates from the 1950s. It has since been used as office and later as a workshop, accessible via external steps.

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The concrete structure is of hexagonal shape and dates from about 1916. Its double steel doors on the rear face and the internal shuttering are still in place.

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The pillbox was used for guarding St Olaves bridge and is Grade II listed. DOB: S0002128

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I wouldnt call that abandonded, i'd call it over-run aha.. nice one brav!
 
Must have seen that dozens of times from the road (my parents lived for 20 years at Haddiscoe and I regularly drank at the Bell just over the road) and not appreciated that the wooden structure was built on top of a pillbox:cry:
 
Must have seen that dozens of times from the road (my parents lived for 20 years at Haddiscoe and I regularly drank at the Bell just over the road) and not appreciated that the wooden structure was built on top of a pillbox:cry:

It is hiding in plain sight. :)
 

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