Building record 8136/1/1 - Mushroom FC Construction Pillbox, RAF Croughton

World War II 'Mushroom' pillbox, of brick and concrete in a fair condition, guarding the north east corner of the airfield on current MoD property at Croughton Airfield.

{1} FC Construction Pillbox with 2 gun mounts in situ.

{2} A mushroom FC Construction pillbox. Guards the north-east corner of airfield on existing MOD land. Condition reported as fair. Constructed c. late 1941.

{6} 'Mushroom' pillbox, guarding NE corner of airfield on current MoD property alongside A43. Additional information on history of RAF Croughton on SRF.FC construction pillbox with 2 gun mounts in situ.

<1> Dr M Osbourne, 1997, List of Northamptonshire Pillboxes, (unchecked) (Note). SNN101917.

<2> Ruddy A. J., 1997, Defence of Britain Project Site Recording Forms, (checked) (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN51426.

<3> Osborne, M., 2003, 20th Century Defences in Britain: The East Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire & Rutland), pp.81, 88 (unchecked) (Book). SNN104545.

<4> MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, Croughton Airfield site plan, (unchecked) (Plan). SNN106648.

<5> WILLS H., 1985, Pillboxes, A Study of U.K. Defences in 1940, p.20 (unchecked) (Extract). SNN3321.

<6> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<7> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Jun 20 2024 4:04PM