Vimy Ridge Farm Pillbox

Last of the loners that we took a bit tatty this one

PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22): S0000628
Description: 29/10/1995 Hexagonal brick skin on both inside and out over concrete. Concrete lintels, brick stepped embrasures on four sides, one on either side of the entrance. Pillbox is 7ft high and has sides 7ft long. Walls 18in thick. Central brick pillar, now lying on the floor of adjacent asbestos Nissen hut. 02/10/1995 6 sided (type 22) pillbox. The pillbox gives a good view over the surrounding countryside. It is located on a ridge in a field close to the Grantham Canal. All concrete shelves are missing. The concrete roof is of double thickness.

No sign of the Nissen hut now

A nice garden feature

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