Building record 6789/0/1 - WWII Pillbox, Harringworth Road

Remains of WWII type 22 pillbox [also recorded as a type 24] with brick shuttering, facing railway in valley below. Built to cover the valley, railway and Welland Viaduct, it is now in a derelict condition.

{1} North facing polygonal pillbox of mixed materials (brick/stone/breeze/ concrete).

{2} Visited 15/10/96. Brick exterior surmounted by concrete roof with at least one embrasure visible. Located in hedgerow at side of arable field. Derelict.

{3} Letter and photographs (taken in 1994) of pill box. Notes the strategic importance of the pillbox given its line of sight to the Welland Viaduct.

{4} Included as a local heritage asset within the neighbourhood plan.

{5} Regular type 24 pillbox, with brick shuttering, facing railway in valley below. To cover valley, railway and Welland Viaduct [inside not recorded]

Field visit 6/1994 records it as type 22 pillbox, in a derelict condition. Brick surmounted by concrete, with at least one embrasure visible.

[Recorder, Osborne, identifies this as a type 22 pillbox].Alongside Harringworth Road, approaching Gretton, on the side of Harborough Hill.Pillbox, in a derelict condition. Brick surmounted by concrete, with at least one embrasure visible.

LOCATION: Alongside Harringworth Road, approaching Gretton, on the side of Harborough Hill.

<1> WILLS H., 1985, Pillboxes, A Study of U.K. Defences in 1940, (unchecked) (Extract). SNN3321.

<2> Cadman, G.E., 1996, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49694.

<3> Jordan, E., 1997, Letter and Photos, (checked) (Letter). SNN41747.

<4> Gretton Parish Council, 2019, Gretton Neighbourhood Plan 2019-2031, Appendix VIII; p. 7 (Policy Document). SNN112636.

<5> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<6> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Jul 3 2024 9:06AM