World War II Pillbox at Eastney Beach is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 2013. Military structure.

World War II Pillbox at Eastney Beach

WRENN ID
shadowed-shingle-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Portsmouth
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 2013
Type
Military structure
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The World War II pillbox at Eastney Beach is a Grade II listed structure made of stone blocks with a reinforced concrete roof. It has a rectangular plan, measuring 5.6 meters on the long sides and 5.1 meters on the short sides.

The pillbox is situated on a mound above a low concrete wall, overlooking the tank traps on the beach to the south. On the south side, the roof is supported by steel joists, which may have originally been railway tracks, laid along the top of the wall. Originally, there were six loopholes on this side, but only the three eastern ones remain due to damage to the stonework; all loopholes are now blocked except for those on the west side.

The east elevation features a central entrance, which is now blocked, and was originally protected by a half-height blast wall that has since been demolished. This entrance is flanked by two pairs of loopholes. The northern and western elevations each contain six loopholes. The western elevation is next to a post-war public toilet, which is not of special interest. The condition of the interior is not known.

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