A “New” Type Of Pillbox
It’s not often that one finds a truly “new†pillbox these days (I know – all of them […]
Defence Articles
Auburn Sands ‘Coastal Crust’ Defences
Bridlington Auburn Sands, Bridlington was a very vulnerable, quiet area, perfect for a German landing, with smooth, golden, […]
Breamore Mill, River Avon, Ringwood Stopline
Downton, Hampshire Adapted from an article published in Loopholes No: 21 By Nigel walker Ever since I moved […]
Building Pillboxes: A Personal Story
During the 1938/39 period I was employed erecting and fitting-out the sectional buildings which comprised the Berechurch and […]
Building Winterton-On-Sea’s Defences
Constructing Winterton-On-Sea’s  WWII Anti-Invasion Defences A Personal Perspective, By John Green MBE I am recalling these events from 60 years […]
Defending Chequers Bridge
The GHQ Line, Aldershot Command (See O.S. 50,000 Map 186) A Concentration of Vickers Medium Machine Gun Pillboxes […]
The F.C. Mushroom Pillbox
The F.C. Construction Type are also variously termed “Mushroom” due to its shape or “Oakington” & “Fairlop” Pillboxes, […]
Flame Fougasse: Poynings Flame Trap
Saddlescombe Road, Poyning, West Sussex. NGR: TQ 267118 Fanning The Flames As Flame Trap Fever  continues to sweep the nation fuelled […]
Maiden Newton – Poole Harbour Stop Line
The Maiden-Newton To Dorchester Section Down in the deepest, darkest depths of Dorset the remains of hundreds of […]
National Trust North Downs GHQ Line B Pillbox Event
National Trust North Downs Pillbox Day Sunday the 13th of September 2009 was probably the first time the […]
The Northumberland Beehive Pillbox
Northumberland ‘Beehive’ Pillboxes Edlingham It is located half way between Alnwick and Rothbury on the B6341 road, […]
Northumberland Stoplines
Wooler To Belford This is the most northerly stop line in the county of Northumberland and as such […]
Pillbox Camouflage
The basis of this article is Camouflage Military Training Pamphlet No 46: Field Defences 1941 It is intended […]
Sand-Le-Mere: Defence of a Coastal Inlet
East Yorkshire by Austin J Ruddy The Holderness area of East Yorkshire stretches 30 miles from Flamborough Head […]
Shell Ness EXDO Post
Louise Manuell takes a photographic tour of this very unusual defence structure. NGR: TR 05283 67630
Stoplines: Some tactical notes
After Dunkirk (4/6/40) there was an obvious and urgent requirement to put the country into a state of […]
Stroudwater Canal Pillboxes
http://www.gsia.org.uk/canals/projects/s04_ars_pillboxes.pdf
Vickers Gun & Equipped for Action
 A Vickers Emplacement 70 Years On An early morning in July saw myself and Mike Hopton meet up […]
Winterton’s Beach Defences
Spigot Mortar Base This spigot mortar base can be found on the beach at Winterton and would most […]