| Print | More

MONUMENT NO. 917714

ABOUT THIS MONUMENT

+ / -

EH Visitor Information
Related Monuments
Related Text
Investigation History

More Pictures
Modern Map
Old Map
Aerial Photograph

Monument Types
Sources
Thesaurus
Description

DESCRIPTION

+ / -

Pillbox, built during World War II. Used as a base for a Royal Observer Corps `Orlit' post from 1950-1965.

DETAIL

+ / -

MORE INFORMATION & SOURCES

+ / -

(TA 3122 3180) Lozenge pillbox, re-used as Royal Observer Corps post.
(see TA 14 NE 16 for full description of a lozenge pillbox)
This pillbox, of the standard lozenge type had a complex history. The site is situated to the east of Tunstall, and followed the standard design for the `lozenge' pillbox.
The second phase use of the pillbox was as the base plinth for a
Royal Observer Corps `Orlit' post type `A' (Post 18/K.1) from
September 1950 until the summer of 1965. The Orlit post was
associated with an adjacent underground monitoring post (U/G) opened in Febuary 1959. The `button' Ground Zero Indicator mounting usually located on the entrance hatch of a U/G Post, in this case was mounted on the wall of the Orlit. During this phase the pillbox was used as a rest room for the observers manning the Orlit. The site was visited by the Fortress Studies Group in 1992 who found the site to be in good condition, and felt that it was at little risk. (1)

World War 2 lozenge shaped pillbox to the east of Tunstall used from 1950 to 1965 as the base plinth for a Royal Observer Corps `Orlit' post type `A' (Post 18/K.1). The Orlit post was associated with an adjacent underground monitoring post (U/G) opened in February 1959. The `button' Ground Zero Indicator mounting usually located on the entrance hatch of a U/G Post, in this case was mounted on the wall of the Orlit. The pillbox was used as a rest room for the observers manning the Orlit. In good condition in 1992, and at little risk. (2)

SOURCE TEXT

(1) General reference

David Clarke/11-APR-1992/FSG,RCHME:Holderness Survey

(2) Externally held archive reference

Gazetteer Reference RO55, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment

RELATED MONUMENTS

+ / -

Monument Name/No

Resources

Description

MONUMENT NO. 932200
ROOS

Monument Pictures
Monument Maps
Monument Investigation
Monument Sources
EH Visitor Information

Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, in use between 1959-1968 and 1975-1991.

MONUMENT TYPES

+ / -

COMMENTS

+ / -

Please help us keep our information accurate let us know if you see any errors on this page.

Further information about monuments may be obtained by contacting NMR Enquiry and Research Services , through the English Heritage website.

EH Archives
EH Prints
English Heritage
Heritage Explorer
Heritage Gateway
Images of England
National Heritage List for England
English Heritage Archive
ViewFinder