Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61509 36099 is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 2012. Military structure.

Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61509 36099

WRENN ID
secret-terrace-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rushcliffe
Constituency
Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 2012
Type
Military structure
Address
Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61509 36099, Pillboxes at Tollerton Airport
OS grid reference
SK 615 361
Coordinates
52.91882, -1.08665
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a Second World War Type 22 (FW3/22) pillbox built in 1941, which is part of the airfield defences for Tollerton Airfield. It is located at the grid reference SK 61509 36099 and is one of 18 surviving pillboxes around the edge of the airfield.

The pillbox is made of red brick with concrete lintels and features a flat concrete roof. It has a hexagonal shape with embrasures facing east towards the airfield. Each embrasure has a stepped brick surface that served as bullet stops. The structure is partly sunken, with steps leading down to the southern entrance, and it includes its own drainage facility.

Inside, there is a central concrete anti-ricochet wall. The embrasures are fitted with Turnbull mounts, originally designed for Lewis machine guns but later adapted for other types of guns. Semi-circular concrete shelves extend into the interior from each embrasure, providing support for the weapons and allowing for a wide arc of fire.

Local climate

Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61509 36099 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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