World War II Pillbox at Eastney Beach

MATERIALS: stone blocks with a reinforced concrete roof.

PLAN: rectangular, orientated east-west. The long sides are 5.6m in length and the short sides 5.1m.

DESCRIPTION: the pillbox is set on a mound above a low concrete wall, overlooking the tank traps on the beach to the south. On the south elevation the roof is supported on steel joists, possibly originally railway tracks, laid along the top of the wall. Originally there were six loopholes on this side but only the three eastern ones survive due to damage to the stonework (all loopholes are now blocked apart from those on the west side). The east elevation has a central entrance (now blocked and originally protected by a half-height blast wall which has been demolished) flanked by two pairs of loopholes. The northern and western elevations each have six loopholes. The western elevation is adjoined by a post-war public toilet which is not of special interest. The condition of the interior is not known.