Pillbox

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An unusual survival from the Second World War is a pillbox built onto the side of Manor House and giving a field of fire along the roads to the south and east and also the open area of the former market place. It is a particularly good example of the care that was often given to camouflage. In this case, the pillbox was designed to look like an outbuilding and was provided with matching bricks and roof tiles to the adjacent Manor House. The embrasures were originally provided with window frames to give greater authenticity. This is a rare surviving example of an ‘urban pillbox’ as most defences of this kind were removed soon after the war.

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