maxell

Thanks. I have currently heard nothing about viewing the station pillboxes even after letter writing. I may try again! but if anyone hears anything then do let me know or has any ideas.

This Flame Barrage Pump House is located next to marine parade close to Bishopstone train station. Its a rectangular structure with sloping roof. There is a large door on the west wall. And what was probable a window on the east wall together with three air vents. Inside there are two large metal pipes that face each other and in between these would have been the valve/pump.

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Here are two of the three Type 25 pilboxes on Seaford Head (TQ 4923 9825, TQ 4923 9819, TQ 4917 9821). Usual construction, corrugated iron shuttered concrete and they seem tobe in good condition.

April the 25th is good for me!.

Could you possible pm me details of this pls Pete like the date you have planned, if there is any places left i may be able to tag along.

There is a small cafe on the sea front facing the sea to the right of this in the dunes you will find it, there maybe a carpark nearby aswell.

Yes in the dunes but beyond the golf course.

I guessed! and was correct and had it confirmed by someone with some experience with these. If you check the other threads i posted a pillbox in Horsebridge which is very similar to this. What could make this Camber pillbox more interesting is that it could have been built later than any of the others.

I have no idea!?. It could have been for pipework! or like you say capping a second entrance. Im pretty sure this was missing from the second pump house.

Found this Vickers MG enplacement on a return visit to Camber.

These two structures are situated either side of Broomhill Farm's gate and make up what was the pump house for the FBL 'Flame Barrage, Land' Abit of history :- By early 1941 a flame barrage technique was developed. Rather than attempting to ignite oil floating on water, nozzles were placed above high-water mark with pumps producing sufficient pressure to spray fuel which produced a roaring wall of flame over, rather than on, the water.Such installations consumed considerable resources and although this weapon was impressive, its network of pipes was vulnerable to pre-landing bombardment; General Brooke did not consider it effective. Here are the few shots I managed to get of the pump house's.

Ah if its the Google earth snap shot that youve seen im guilty of that, I used it with the snaps i took. As for anything else then not sure?.

The bunker that your refering to is the Cuckmere cable station built late 1942 - early 43 to provide a connection with submarine telephone cable with the W/T station up on Willingdon Hill, which was a combined army/navy (and possibly RAF later on) venture. As stated in this book 'Operation Cuckmere Haven' by Peter Longstaff-Tyrrell and quoted by gaspirator else were. Paul if you can find time to dig about for those internal photos of this then il post the ones i got from recent visit. maxell.