July 28, 2024

Teston Lock - Maidstone Pillbox TYPE FW3/24

 Teston lock Pillbox FW3/24


                                           Date:  july  
                                           Location: Teston lock 
                                           Abandoned or Public : Abandoned
                                           Delmoished:  No


"To start my day, I went on a pillbox hunt and a walk. First, I checked out this cute little pillbox. Sadly, it was sealed, but I put my phone through the window and saw that someone possibly lived in it. The pillbox was tightly sealed from the outside, but at least it's being put to good use and not left to rot or be destroyed like most other pillboxes I have come across."


So like most pillboxes, this one was used in WW2 and was built around 1940-1941. It is in a casemate style.








 

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