As a child I remember playing at a WW2 pillbox sited on some of the land next to the old St. Petersfield Hospital, just off St. Peter's road, Huntingdon, England. Unfortunately it was demolished during the 1990's to make way for a new housing development.
The pillbox can just about be seen at the bottom of this arial photograph taken in 1950. At the top end of the field is a large allotment. The bottom half cleared and became the housing development Lammas Gardens in about 1969. The top half of the allotment was also cleared for the Kingsmeadow housing development around 1978.
Here's how the area looked on this map from 1971.
I've previously shared this information with the Pillbox Study Group.
This is the only photograph I have of the pillbox. I've cut myself out from the photo, hence the white outline.
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| This is where I believe the pillbox was sited |
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| This is how it might have looked before it was demolished |
I would love to hear from anyone who remembers this piece of wartime history. I'm also hoping that someone somewhere might have photographs of the pillbox before it was demolished that they're willing to share.
