Druridge Bay pillbox

The Druridge Bay pillbox, built between 1940 and 1941, is a military structure made of yellow sandstone, featuring concrete embrasures and roof, along with a red-brick blast wall and chimney stack.

Located on an elevated coastal site beside a minor road, it faces east over Druridge Bay. This non-standard pillbox has a rectangular shape with a flat roof that mimics a ruined, single-storey cottage. Its stone walls are irregularly coursed and have prominent quoins. A tall brick chimney stack is positioned on the north gable. The west side, which faces the road, reaches eaves height and features a centrally-placed entrance with a stone lintel and stone-block jambs, flanked by small gun embrasures on either side. The left return is at gable height and includes a concrete gun embrasure disguised as a stone window opening, while the right return is more dilapidated, with a similar window and embrasure. The rear wall facing the coast is blind except for one concrete gun embrasure, also disguised as a stone window opening. The flat concrete roof has recesses at each embrasure for timber frames of mock windows.

Inside, a longitudinal red-brick blast wall divides the space into two sections, with access to the front around either end. The roof is made of corrugated concrete, and the walls are exposed stone. There are three large concrete rifle embrasures that include concrete shelves for elbow rests.