Pennine Pillboxes

Two pillboxes built into the side of the hill covering the north - south road through the Pennines between Oldham and Huddersfield linked by a tunnel.e06471


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Access is through a hatch but the ladders no longer there


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The topmost box is along the top passage and it has a brick platform built inside for access to 2 embrasures high up in the top (seen as a hump from outside) which face south although one seems to face into the hillside which is odd.The platform had 2 slabs on top to stand on although one has been removed and dumped under the entrance hatch presumably by some visitor to climb back out.The north facing side has 2 embrasures covering the road.


E06471 (11) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


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The passage goes down to the lower pillbox and is strangely a concrete slope rather than the expected steps.This box has 3 embrasures again facing north up the road.


E06471 (27) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


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E06471 (32) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


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That's got to be a unique set up with the tunnel between the two, thanks mate,that went very nicely with the bacon and eggs

Bet it was wild up there in the winter! very unusual layout thanks for sharing.

Desolate looking spot I will say