leon21 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Here are photo's of Pillbox's taken over the years these are all in the Cayton Bay area of Yorkshire. 1st three shows the roof of this pillbox slowly being moved of by the tides over time.. and other pillbox's taken at different times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Have a striking similarity to the German versions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Here's an unusual pill box I spotted recently outside cottages at Home Farm part of Beamish Living Museum complex. It was used by the Home Guard near Durham during WW2, and was made out of half of an egg-ended steam boiler, the Farm is set in the 1940s and everything inside and out is of the period including this car in one of the barns. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I doubt if this pillbox would even stand up to bullet or shrapnel fire, as not armoured steel. Illusion of safety. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I was thinking that myself, it looks like you could hardly fit a rifle in it, proper Dad's Army 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 Called in at Cayton Bay Beach a few weeks ago while on the Yorkshire Coast, not been there for 5 years, I was surprised at the state of some of the pillbox's I've seen before. below photo's taken by a local newspaper, this pillbox had to be made safe after safety fears, it had started to break down leaving a large piece of stone in a precarious position. The Borough Council had the section of stone removed in August 2020. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 This clifftop pillbox photo's taken by Gaius Cornelius in 2006 shows the outside view and and interior view. and recent photo's show how it looks to day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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