Barmston to Fraisthorpe Beach Defences Part One (pic heavy)

A bit of a beach survey from the weekend This place seems to have been pretty heavily defended although much of it is now in a bad state.Missed 3 of the inland pillboxes as the light was going and I was knackered but thats another day.Starting at the southern end just below where a stream joins the North Sea (theres AT blocks all over but Ive not included too many pics of em)

Remains of a pillbox (eared I think) not too sure on this one


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Following the blocks up another wreck this time definately an eared box


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Just before the stream on the cliff top Pillbox S0002850 with another small structure set behind it


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Next up Beach Defense Light S0002856 This is marked on the DOB slightly out as it and the Pillbox just north of it need swapping around


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Pillbox S0002855 next up an eared one marked where the light actually is


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Bit of a gap followed with just the odd AT block here and there then another lot starts


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The foundation block of another eared box which is lying next to it now in pieces


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Inland slightly around the farm are three more boxes first in the farm garden S0002854


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In a field south of the road S0002857


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And set slightly back S0002848 another small structure like the one behind the pillbox (bit blurred these but the light was going and I couldnt get closer on account of the bull so I had to use a zoom


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Part 2 to follow thanks for looking

Some top concrete goodies there mate that first one is either an eared pillbox or a lozenge it's hard to say because the roof plan is so similar. Been a productive couple of weeks for you matey cracking stuff

Great report. Goes to show the power of the sea that it can demolish a pillbox like that but then looking at the concrete on a few of them is it any wonder.

Yea it was a good week all round may have worn the camera out though the concrete quality varied a lot theres a double row of AT blocks in pt2 where the back ones are well worn and buried in the dunes but the front row is in far better condition.

Cracking report Rich, It's mad how the the search-light has stayed together and the pillboxes have collapsed with the force of the waves when you would have thought the pillboxes were built stronger to stop enemy fire.

Again a nice collection Why does the box in picture set 8 remind me of the those ghastly prats jedward?

One thing I noticed was some of the pillboxes had wood let in the walls could be they were to discise them as buildings lik eone not far from where I live.

oldscrote said:

Again a nice collection Why does the box in picture set 8 remind me of the those ghastly prats jedward?

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thats just put me right off my tea

night crawler said:

One thing I noticed was some of the pillboxes had wood let in the walls could be they were to discise them as buildings lik eone not far from where I live.

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that with the slots is the foundation block of a box theres a pick on GE with it still perched on top


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Thats how they did it, made a wood frame and poured in the concrete (your photo even shows some of the wood still in place), the wood then rotted away over the years.

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thats just put me right off my tea

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Sorry mate