Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILLBOX
| Identifier | 68900 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | 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. |
Broader Terms/Concepts (1)
Related Terms/Concepts (6)
Narrower Terms/Concepts (33)
- ALLAN WILLIAMS TURRET
- BISON MOBILE PILLBOX
- DUMMY PILLBOX
- PICKETT HAMILTON FORT
- PILLBOX (AIR MINISTRY PATTERN)
- PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING)
- PILLBOX (CANTILEVERED)
- PILLBOX (MODIFIED)
- PILLBOX (PREFABRICATED)
- PILLBOX (SHELLPROOF)
- PILLBOX (TYPE 391)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CE124/41)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CE2717)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CE2843)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CE390)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CRE TL62)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CRE1094)
- PILLBOX (TYPE CRE1116)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/23)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/25)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/27)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/45)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/46)
- PILLBOX (TYPE PD541)
- PILLBOX (VARIANT)
- RUCK MACHINE GUN POST
- TETT TURRET
Instances/Examples (20)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MPM1640 Former cluster of Pillboxes, Rat Lane (Norway Road) (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1644 Former Pillbox, Allaway Avenue (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1638 Former Pillbox, bridge to Whale Island (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1637 Former Pillbox, north of Devon Road (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1629 Former Pillbox, north of railway, Farlington (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1630 Former pillbox, Portsdown Hill (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1642 Former Pillbox, Portsmouth Harbour Bastion (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1643 Former Pillbox, Quayside Old Portsmouth (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1641 Former Pillbox, railway line east of Aylen Road (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1632 Former pillbox, south of Portsdown Hill Road (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1633 Former Pillbox, Southsea Common (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1628 Former Pillbox, Tudor Crescent Drill Hall, Portscreek (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1636 Former Pillbox, west of Eastney Fort West (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1634 Former Pillbox, west of Lumps Fort (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1631 Former pillbox, Western Road (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1639 Former pillbox, Western Shore Esplanade (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1439 Pillbox Portscreek (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1124 Pillbox, Old Portsmouth (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1133 Pillbox, Portsmouth Dockyard (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1985 Pillbox/Bunker Ferry Road (Monument) |