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  • Pillbox Research, Second World War

All pillboxes are concrete, but some are more concrete than others

I am going to make a bold statement that may cause some heated discussion. All pillboxes were made of concrete. Concrete is an incredible building material, first used by the…

  • Northern Ireland, Pillbox Research, Second World War

Site Visit Part II – Randalstown Forest, Second World War Defences

The pillbox is synonymous with the Second World War. Thousands were constructed across the United Kingdom (and Ireland) to defend high-value areas or as part of a National defensive line.…

  • Northern Ireland, Pillbox Research, Second World War

A study of the pillbox at Murlough Beach

For those of you who are familiar with the beach at Murlough Bay nature reserve, you may have noticed a rather unassuming pile of rubble. Without interpretation you may have…

  • Original Research, Pillbox Research, Second World War

How long did it take to build a pillbox?

25 unskilled labourers, 6 carpenters, 4 steel fixers, 2 concrete workers, 1 mixer driver, 1 superintending officer One of the privileges of collecting contemporary military manuals (see the full list…

  • Kent, Pillbox Research, Second World War

Lower Medway Pillboxes

I first published this article in 2018 when I had spent some time in Kent and after walking the River Medway around Maidstone realised that a large proportion of the…

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