Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61872 36068 is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 2012. Military.
Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61872 36068
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-wicket-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rushcliffe
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 2012
- Type
- Military
- Address
- Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61872 36068, Pillboxes at Tollerton Airport
- OS grid reference
- SK 618 360
- Coordinates
- 52.9185, -1.08125
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a partly rebuilt Second World War Type 22 pillbox, built in 1941, which originally served as part of the airfield defences of Tollerton Airfield and now functions as an aviation memorial. It is located approximately 15 meters west of the control tower and is one of 18 surviving pillboxes around the airfield.
The pillbox is constructed of red brick with concrete lintels and features a flat concrete roof. It is partly sunken, with steps leading down to the western entrance. The structure is hexagonal in shape, with embrasures facing east towards the airfield. Each embrasure has a stepped brick and concrete surface that would have acted as bullet stops.
There are nine plaques affixed to the walls, commemorating various aspects of the airfield's history. Three of the plaques are dedicated to the 12 Squadron, 44 Squadron, and 50 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. Two additional plaques note the airfield's former status as a satellite of RAF Syerston and RAF Newton. In 1991, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Air Training Corps, a plaque was dedicated by 2425 Squadron, ATC, in memory of all who served at Tollerton during World War II. The memorial also honors the No. 27 E and RFTS Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves from 1937 to 1945. A roll of honour lists the crew members who were killed or injured in the crash of Wellington W5365 at 12:20 hours on 8th February 1941.
No interior inspection was conducted due to waterlogging in the pillbox.
Local climate
Pillbox Type 22 at Grid Ref SK61872 36068 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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