Operation ‘Cloudburst’
A very clean and intact type 22 saw daylight again on 1st June 2010. The Pillbox had lain […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
Ewshot & Operation Cromwell Part 2
February 2010, A type 24 emerges from the undergrowth. On a cold and wet February day a keen […]
Hampshire 8-Sided Pillbox
Re-Discovered, A Hampshire 8 Sided Pillbox. A forgotten and unusual pillbox re-appeared again late October 2008 when myself, […]
Maiden Newton Pillbox Rescue
As part of the Maiden Newton at War Weekend members of the Pillbox Study Group carried out a […]
Shellproof FW3/24 Rescue Archaeology
March 2008 saw myself and PSG member Tim Burt meet up to work on an overgrown Type […]
Dragons Teeth Cleaning
Early in January 2008 I completed a relatively easy task exposing a fine collection of dragons teeth that had become virtually hidden […]
Vickers Emplacement ‘Make Over’
I had been given permission by the landowner to carry out a study on the Vickers machine gun […]
Operation ‘Family Affair’
Restoration Of The Tulk‘s Hill Observation Pillbox When you have been married to a ‘Pillbox Spotter’ for as […]
River Whitewater Shellproof Pillbox Rescue Archaeology
Revealed, a long hidden Hampshire Pillbox. On a bitterly cold day during January 2007, Graham Matthews and I […]
Crookham Shellproof ‘Makeover’
Study & ‘Makeover’ Of A Shellproof Pillbox The pillbox is on private land near to the GHQ line at […]
Operation ‘Team Time Trench’
Restoration Of The ‘Dorset Round Type’ One-Off Design Pillbox At Sy 7600-9060 Initial Thoughts Whilst travelling around the Dorset countryside in […]