Monument record MDO1117 - Second World War Type 22 pillbox, Sea Barn, Fleet

A World War II type 22 pillbox located at Sea Barn, East Fleet. It was constructed in 1940-41, is hexagonal on plan and built of concrete. A field visit in 1996 found the pillbox to be partly buried but in a good condition. The pillbox is visible on aerial photographs taken at East Fleet in 1984.

Hexagonal type 22 pillbox, partly buried. [Shown on OS 1:2500 sheet SY 6279 - 6379 (1959)].Sea Barn, East Fleet. <2-4>

A partly buried Second World War Type 22 pillbox (hexaganal) is visible on aerial photographs taken at East Fleet in 1984 <4>. It is also visible on the most recent aerial photograph coverage available to the project <6-7>. This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Dannreuther, Capt H, Personal communication, Parish Ancient Monuments Liaison Officer, 10 September 1993 (Verbal communication). SDO21275.

'On the land side of the Fleet. Hexagonal with four small embrasures covering the Fleet. Approximately 13ft across, and brick built with a concrete roof. In good condition.'

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0003101 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0003101 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<4> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0003101 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 21-APR-1984, OS 48 039 39 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13033.

<6> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

<7> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Feb 3 2025 10:11AM