Monument record 4084/1/2 - Site of a Pillbox at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10)

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Summary

This is a clay brick and concrete sentry pillbox that defended the Royal Ordinance Factory Willaston/Hooton. Pillboxes are small squat buildings with thick concrete walls, embrasures and usually a flat roof. Embrasures are small rectangular openings in walls used to allow soldiers defended behind a wall or in a pillbox to shoot out at, or observe the enemy. Pillboxes could be round, square or polygonal and were designed as defensive structures, accommodating a variety of firearms ranging from rifles to anti-tank guns. They were normally used to defend vulnerable or sensitive areas such as airfields and factories and were built in Britain during World War 2.

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<1> CBA, 2002, Defence of Britain Project, S0015711 (Digital Archive). SCH4380.

Clay brick and concrete sentry pillbox at the Royal Ordnance Factory Willaston/Hooton

<2> County Historic Environment Record, Site Visit/Watching Brief Observation Report Form, 06.05.04 (Unpublished Document). SCH4357.

Tall pillbox next to the abandoned railway. Built of brick with a concrete roof and three embrasures made of a single piece of concrete and a wall surrounding the entrance; but otherwise square

<3> Entec UK, 2011, Roften Works, Hooton Road, Hooton: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (Client Report). SCH6446.

No remains of this pill box recorded during walkover survey though this may have become obscured by spoil

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Digital Archive: CBA. 2002. Defence of Britain Project. S0015711.
  • <2> Unpublished Document: County Historic Environment Record. Site Visit/Watching Brief Observation Report Form. 06.05.04.
  • <3> Client Report: Entec UK. 2011. Roften Works, Hooton Road, Hooton: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. R3200. N/A. N/A.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 349 778 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ37NW
Civil Parish ELLESMERE PORT NON-PARISH AREA, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CHILDER THORNTON, EASTHAM, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 26 2017 11:54AM