Foxton Hall World War II pillbox (Lesbury)
Unusual concrete pillbox. (1)
Foxton Hall pillbox. Complete. (2)
A truncated lozenge pillbox, possibly the only one in Northumberland. It is truncated on the north side instead of the more usual pointed side. There are three brick, heavy machine gun mounts built on to the floor. The north side, right hand side embrasure is fitted with a Turnbull machine gun mount for a Bren gun. The Turnbull gun mount frame is also present. (3)
Pillbox located on cliff top above beach briefly noted between October 2009 and January 2011. (4)
Coastal pillbox briefly recorded under the name Foxton. (5)
A Second World War pillbox and barbed wire obstructions are visible as structures on air photographs, at NU 2580 1207. No surface features are visible on the latest 1999 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. (6)
Foxton Hall pillbox. Complete. (2)
A truncated lozenge pillbox, possibly the only one in Northumberland. It is truncated on the north side instead of the more usual pointed side. There are three brick, heavy machine gun mounts built on to the floor. The north side, right hand side embrasure is fitted with a Turnbull machine gun mount for a Bren gun. The Turnbull gun mount frame is also present. (3)
Pillbox located on cliff top above beach briefly noted between October 2009 and January 2011. (4)
Coastal pillbox briefly recorded under the name Foxton. (5)
A Second World War pillbox and barbed wire obstructions are visible as structures on air photographs, at NU 2580 1207. No surface features are visible on the latest 1999 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. (6)
N5777
Second World War (1939 to 1945)
FIELD SURVEY, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), A Rapid Survey of Second World War remains within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2010; Archaeological Research Services
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: North East Coast NMP Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey ; Archaeological Research Services
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), A Rapid Survey of Second World War remains within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2010; Archaeological Research Services
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: North East Coast NMP Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey ; Archaeological Research Services
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