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PILLBOX (AIR MINISTRY PATTERN) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up by the Air Ministry. Usually found on or near airfields. |
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PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING) * |
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| A pillbox constructed for use in training exercises forming part of a simulated defensive position |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111) * |
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| A circular pillbox, usually consisting of a concrete pipe with a timber and corrugated iron roof, surrounded and covered by earth and sandbags. Built to a design by Norcon Ltd, a company dealing in concrete pipes. |
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PILLBOX (PREFABRICATED) * |
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| A pillbox constructed of prefabricated concrete panels. Double index with specific type where known. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CE124/41) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up by the chief engineer of South-Eastern Command. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CRE TL62) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up by the commander of the Royal Engineers in Southern Area (Taunton Line). |
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PILLBOX (CANTILEVERED) * |
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| A pillbox in which the roof is detached from the walls and supported by a central pillar, thus leaving an embrasure allowing a 360 degree field of fire. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CRE1094) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up by the commander of the Royal Engineers for the Colchester Garrison. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CRE1116) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design by the commander of the Royal Engineers for the Colchester Garrison. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) * |
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| A large, rectangular pillbox based on the FW3/28 with the addition of a small infantry chamber to one side of the main gun chamber. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CE2717) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up the chief engineer of Scottish Command |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CE2843) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up the chief engineer of Scottish Command |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) * |
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| A hexagonal pillbox, with an internal anti-ricochet wall and loopholes for fives light machine guns and one rifle. Originally designed to have 15in bulletproof walls many were built with 42in thick shellproof walls. Designed by DFW branch 3. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/23) * |
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| A rectangular pillbox with an enclosed square plan section for three light machine guns and an adjacent open area housing a mounting for a light anti-aircraft weapon. Designed by DFW branch 3. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) * |
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| A hexagonal pillbox with an interanl anti-ricochet wall. The rear wall was lengthened to take two rifle loopholes in addition to the five light machine gun. Both 15in and 42in thick walls are common. Designed by DFW branch 3. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/25) * |
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| A circular pillbox designed by the Engineering and Metals Company using 'Armco' corrugated iron sheets as the inner and outer skins into which concrete was poured, giving a 12in wall thickness. The design was taken up by DFW and assigned a drawing number. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) * |
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| A square pillbox with loopholes for four light machine guns with 18 in thick walls. Probably designed by DFW branch 3 although it may have been adapted from an external source as Southern Command correspondence refers to the type as 'Stento'. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/27) * |
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| A large octagonal pillbox, with a projecting entrance, equipped with loopholes for eight light machine guns and a light anti-aircraft mounting sited in a central well which was accessed from inside the pillbox. Designed by DFW branch 3. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28) * |
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| A square pillbox with walls up to 48in thick, designed to emplace a 2 pounder anti-tank gun. A large opening in the back allowed the gun to be wheeled into position at the large embrasure in the front wall. Designed by DFW branch 3. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/45) * |
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| A pillbox design, assigned a drawing number by DFW branch 3. Although originally believed to be a distinct type, FW3/45 has recently been found to be a design for modifications to existing types. Double index with specific type where known. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/46) * |
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| A pillbox design, assigned a drawing number by DFW branch 3. Although originally believed to be a distinct type, FW3/45 has recently been found to be a design for modifications to existing types. Double index with specific type where known. |
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BISON MOBILE PILLBOX * |
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| A flatbed lorry with a concrete defensive position fitted on the back enabling the "pillbox" to be driven to where it was most needed in the event of an airborne force landing on the airfield. |
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PILLBOX (SHELLPROOF) * |
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| A pillbox with walls that have been thickened to protect against shells. Double index with specific type where known. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE CE390) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up by the chief engineer of GHQ home forces. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE PD541) * |
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| A circular pillbox designed by the Croft Granite, Brick and Concrete Company, with six loopholes. With no roof or door access was gained through the roof. |
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PILLBOX (MODIFIED) * |
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| A pillbox which has been modified from a standard Directorate of Fortifications and Works design. Double index with specific type where known. |
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PILLBOX (TYPE 391) * |
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| A pillbox built to a design drawn up by the chief engineer of GHQ home forces. |
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PILLBOX (VARIANT) * |
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| A pillbox which varies from standard designs. |
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DUMMY PILLBOX * |
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| A construction designed to look like a pillbox in order to deceive or confuse the enemy. |
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PILLBOX * |
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| An often squat building with thick, loopholed walls and a flat roof, designed to accommodate a variety of weapons, usually strategically positioned to cover a vulnerable point in a defensive system. Many were built to standardized designs. |
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