Pillbox below Redend Point is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 2012. Pillbox.
Pillbox below Redend Point
- WRENN ID
- spare-cloister-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 2012
- Type
- Pillbox
- OS grid reference
- SZ 038 828
- Coordinates
- 50.64513, -1.94692
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The pillbox below Redend Point is a Grade II listed structure made of corrugated iron and shuttered concrete. It is located on the beach at the foot of the cliff and, although complete, has become detached from its foundation. The pillbox has a circular plan with a diameter of 1.8 meters and features a ribbed exterior due to the use of corrugated iron for moulding the shuttered concrete. Its name comes from the use of 'Armco', which refers to the corrugated iron sheets that formed the inner and outer walls, while flat sheets were used for the roof. There are three embrasures located on the north, north-west, and north-east sides, along with a small door port positioned high in the rear (south) wall. The pillbox is set on a deep, square concrete plinth that has been undermined by the sea, causing the entire structure to tilt forward on its north-east side.
Local climate
Pillbox below Redend Point receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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