Impressive row of undamaged cubes blocking a gap which now sits in the hinterland between the Coatham Marsh and Tatasteel / SSI site.
Update : As of 2012 a pipeline has been run through this area, but as far as I can tell from a distance the cubes have been left intact.
Very prominent gun emplacement on the approach to the light house at South Gare, it would have housed a 6″ gun during WW2.
The gun here was never fired in anger.
This is one if the most obvious pillboxes in the area, sat in the middle of the beach and at high tides in the water.
As of January 2007 its virtually submerged in sand, last year it was completely uncovered and actually tipped over the other way, see this pic on Freds Photos.
I’m sure it will become uncovered again, its a real display of natural forces at work seeing this thing constantly change.
Nothing much left other that a series of holes now visible in the sea wall, opposite the pilots house.
There is a suggestion of an entrance from above in the concrete
A row of anti-tank cubes, still in place next the old Turners Buses depot.
Pillbox sits within the loop-holed walls of Paddys Hole and commands an excellent view of the river mouth.
The pillbox dates from WW2, although the enclosure itself is a Submarine Mine Depot dating from 1892.
S number relates to ADS reference ID on Defence of Britain database
This pillbox is gradually becoming filled with sand from the dunes and will become covered over, but its still accessible due the top entrance. The remains of a small brick building stand a few metres to the south.
S number relates to ADS reference ID on Defence of Britain database
The pillbox differs from the others due to its partial brick cladding.
Theres also a very large entrance with metal posts and some large concrete blocks adjacent.
S number relates to ADS reference ID on Defence of Britain database
An unusual long pillbox with an entrance and blast wall at either end, very close to the modern blast furnace.
S number relates to ADS reference ID on Defence of Britain database
Much of this is now engulfed by the sand dunes, its hard to see where the entrance was or exactly what purpose it served, the roof has also collapsed in on itself and there are a few mangled pieces of metal visible
Petroleum Warfare would have involed the burning of petrol on the surface of the sea to repel invasion.
S number relates to ADS reference ID on Defence of Britain database