Pillbox at Filton Airfield is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 2014. Pillbox.

Pillbox at Filton Airfield

WRENN ID
ragged-joist-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Country
England
Date first listed
5 March 2014
Type
Pillbox
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A non-standard Second World War pillbox, probably of 1940 date.

MATERIALS: constructed of brick, with concrete embrasures with iron shields, and a concrete roof.

PLAN: rectangular on plan with canted corners to the north east and south west, the building has a low projecting blast entry at the south-east corner. It is divided into two areas by a brick partition.

EXTERIOR: the pillbox has two rectangular embrasures to each side, at varying heights, with concrete lintels and cills. The brickwork around the south-east corner embrasure is partially collapsed revealing more of the iron shield. Both the main block and the attached blast entry have concrete roofs.

INTERIOR: at the north end is a brick pier supporting an iron, machine gun mounting set on a concrete plinth.

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