You may have seen these random concrete structures dotted around the UK, and not even given them a second thought. But back in the heady days of 1940, it looked like a good bet that Britain would be invaded by Germany.
To help repel this predicted attack a string of "pill boxes" were hastily built.
Although nowadays the remaining pill boxes may seem to be placed in random locations, back in 1940 these little concrete buildings were part of "stop lines", a set of defence lines to be held against an advancing German army.
Quite how well these small buildings (and the soldiers inside) would have fared against the Blitzkrieg, we will never know...
This site is a record of a few of these concrete pillboxes - and, indeed, other types of relic left over from the end of WWII.
Pillboxes, anti-tank blocks, concrete boats and fences made from old war stretches all get a mention.
Most of these structures can be found on a central website:
eDoB (extended Defence of Britain).
This database contains records for all the structures built around that time. The eDoB reference is mentioned on the page, should you want to cross reference.