Salthouse

Starting at the beach,from west to east.Remains of beach scaffolding obviously protected by the shingle bank over the years,probably exposed by last years storm surge.e34727

E34727 (12) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E34727 (15) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Dave included for size perspective
E34727 (10) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Then comes a VMG box built behind the dunes firing east and west e06846
E06846 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06846 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06846 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06846 (10) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06846 (12) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

We could see no sign of the reported spigot next to this one e23627 probably buried now,but on top of the dunes there are still signs of the slit trenches e23538

E23538 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E23538 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

And directly above the pillbox more concrete ??

NM (19) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

To the east of the car park all that remains is a spigot on its side e07971

E07971 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

and a mounting reportedly for a 4" gun e25330

E25330 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Up to the village the 3 passes through the saltmarsh have tank blocks from roadblocks (I assume)

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E08343 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
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E08341 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
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E08342 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

The remaining pillboxes are all to the west of the village around a field edge and one type 22 on the roadside
The 22 e03241
E03241 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E03241 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E03241 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E03241 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E03241 (7) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Listed in the hedgerow behind this are 2 VMG boxes,we only found one (credit to Mark) but the other is more than likely still there just swamped by bushes and brambles.
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E06849 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06849 (9) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06849 (12) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06849 (13) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06849 (16) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E06849 (17) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

At the top of the field a Type 24 facing south e04602

E04602 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E04602 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E04602 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E04602 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E04602 (8) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

On the west edge is whats left of a type 26 e06113

E06113 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Finally south of the village overlooking the road out is an Allan Williams turret e01417

E01417 (8) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E01417 (10) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E01417 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E01417 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

On the heathland above the village is Chain Home Low Station M134 Bard Hill

Not too much surviving here and some bits are in a Gorse jungle

Couldnt find spigot e07972 (jungle area) but the other oddly placed one is next to the generator building
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E07973 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E25114 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E25114 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E25114 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E25114 (10) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E25114 (11) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

The IFF building is listed as type 26 pillbox e11876 but theres no sign of a pillbox on site

E25114 (16) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E25114 (18) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

E25114 (20) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Cracking report as always Rich, a nice collective mix!
The heath is one of the best places in the uk to see nightjar too ;-)

Did you get any snaps of the other VMG box at Salthouse beach?
The blown-up one facing east on Gramborough Hill.

P Bellamy said:

Did you get any snaps of the other VMG box at Salthouse beach?
The blown-up one facing east on Gramborough Hill.

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No theres nothing left of it now unless we missed it lol

Very nice too,that beach scaffold is a bonus,never seen anything like that before.

oldscrote said:

Very nice too,that beach scaffold is a bonus,never seen anything like that before.

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Its a first for me as well Spike,God knows how thats survived

Wow that a diverse collection, I'm jealous!

nice work mate

Comprehensively covered Rich,the beach defences are a bit special, Most Enjoyable, Thanks.

Interesting and nicely done. Makes me want to root about my local pill boxes. Any good reference material worth reading.?

stu8fish said:

Interesting and nicely done. Makes me want to root about my local pill boxes. Any good reference material worth reading.?

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Best way to find em is to use this kmz file

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v5e9iyg1n1q367r/AACteBpWdbFTb2lLvUGfx1gRa/edob?dl=0

when you open it it opens google earth you then zoom in to your area and open the temp places option on the left of the screen.zoom in first though or it can overload your pc

As always a fantastic and comprehensive report Rich...

RichCooper said:

No theres nothing left of it now unless we missed it lol

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you missed it - it's there

in that bramble patch in the middle distance


Slit Trench on Gramborough Hill Salthouse by fanatical, on Flickr

more obvious what it is when you get inside it


destroyed Vickers MG post s0001111 by fanatical, on Flickr


destroyed vickers Gramborough Hill by fanatical, on Flickr

and a few more slit trenches on the hill itself


slit trench on Gramborough Hill Salthouse by fanatical, on Flickr

That east of the car park ?

Cracking report,Thanks for sharing.

RichCooper said:

That east of the car park ?

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yes - assuming the car park is back where it was and not on scattered on the road anymore it's in the crook of where the AT ditch meets the shingle - I think the place mark is bang on. there was a little step down into it - the door and one wall were OK IIRC and the embrasure wall was on the floor in pieces

Missed that side of the hill we were all nackered though and that was his last bit that day

shingle is very tiring and to be honest you missed nothing. it is one of ones in the worst condition whilst still being recognisable I've seen.

If I'd been there I'd have said don't bother

No doubt be down that way again at some point

I'll have to dig out my photos of it in 1989-90, when it was bramble-free.
From the damage and the way the rebar was bent it looks just like it's been blown up from the inside, removing the roof entirely.