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Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26)

Identifier 140524
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A square pillbox with loopholes for four light machine guns with 18 in thick walls. Probably designed by DFW branch 3 although it may have been adapted from an external source as Southern Command correspondence refers to the type as 'Stento'.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX1032534 Pillbox (destroyed), Belton Hills, Leigh-on-Sea (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034617 Pillbox (destroyed), S of Mayland Avenue, Canvey Island (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034616 Pillbox (destroyed), S of Thorney Bay Road, Canvey Island (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036203 Pillbox, Sutton Road, Rochford (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034607 Pillbox, W of Haven Road, Canvey Island (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1032532 Pillbox,Two Tree Island, Leigh-on-Sea (Monument)