Second World War Pillbox, pastureland West of A130, Howe Green (EHER 20205)

A Second World War Type FW3/24 pillbox which guarded the rear of the GHQ Line.

Continuing the chain of thin-walled Type FW3/24 pillboxes which guarded the rear of the GHQ Line, this example, 15" thick, stands on pastureland a few yards S of Sandon Brook. It is built of concrete, faces NNE and has small piles of cement on the roof to break up the straight outline. The central anti-ricochet pillar has gone. <1> One photo of site. <2> <3> Information from NRHE Type 22 pillbox. LOCATION: W of A130 road, Howe Green. <4> <5> Note: This pillbox was initially misclassified by the Defence of Britain Survey, its classification and location have now been corrected within the database. <3> Information from NRHE record 1421905 Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement. LOCATION: W of A130 road, Howe Green <4> <5> Note, this pillbox's record has now been updated on the defence of Britian database to show that it may be a duplicate of EHER 20205. The database not reads: Nothing Shown on the 1:2500 OS map. Probable duplicate of S0007507 or description transcription error for either e18104 or S0007508 (EHER 20207). <4>