Hi folks just a quick one from me this time and a bit of an oddity. I found this one by accident the other day (although it is on the DoB) and I seem to think that half of it is missing as it just doesn't make any sense to me at all. it is halfway down a cliff face overlooking Camel Island or Velvet bay as it is sometimes know in South Shields and has no embrasures to speak of and never has by the looks of it, only 2 very small vent holes approx 4 inches square. There are the remains of steps leading down to it and internally it is only about 8 foot by 6 foot. On the front edge there are what looks like the marks left by the roof of another structure or a platform and in the rocks below there were pieces of concrete but they looked too new to be ww2. It looks to me to be a shelter for maybe a searchlight or a larger gun emplacement but I just don't know. I would be grateful for any comments or theories you may have to shed some light on this one... on with the pics
This side of the pillbox looks out to sea
This is why I think there was another building or platform attached to it
internals
the vent holes one either side
steps to nowhere well to a slight drop of about 40 foot
you can see just how small the vent holes are in this photo
remains of wood used in the roof
Well I hope someone out there can shed some light on this one because its another one of them puzzlers.
Thanks for looking, I also had a look at a ww2 supply depot and a ww1 sound mirror which I will post up as soon as I get the photos sorted out
Cheers Jon
This side of the pillbox looks out to sea
This is why I think there was another building or platform attached to it
internals
the vent holes one either side
steps to nowhere well to a slight drop of about 40 foot
you can see just how small the vent holes are in this photo
remains of wood used in the roof
Well I hope someone out there can shed some light on this one because its another one of them puzzlers.
Thanks for looking, I also had a look at a ww2 supply depot and a ww1 sound mirror which I will post up as soon as I get the photos sorted out
Cheers Jon