R Cubed Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Was up there a few weeks ago and in the south west corner of M4 westbound and A33 northbound outside the roundabout there is a pillbox down at the bottom of the embankments for the sliproads and there seems to be lots of roadworks around it, does anyone know the goings on with this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 No Mate ,but heres one from your neck of the woods ,leave you to tell us all about it,:rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Was up there a few weeks ago and in the south west corner of M4 westbound and A33 northbound outside the roundabout there is a pillbox down at the bottom of the embankments for the sliproads and there seems to be lots of roadworks around it, does anyone know the goings on with this..... YES, I do. I went to a display of the plans for J11 of the M4 (I live less than a mile from there) and I asked about the Pillboxes in the area. There is a large Pillbox visable from the A33 about a 1/2 mile south of J11 and this has barriers around it to protect it - it is also very overgrown. The other Pillbox, a small structure a few hundred yards from the M4, will be left alone, but after the work is complete, it will be used as a Bat sanctuary. There are No plans to demolish either of the Pillboxes, I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papav66 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Foortunately this Vickers Machine Gun Pillbox is to be preserved as a home for bats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 it is indeed good that this pillbox is to be saved and put to good use but unfortunately using it as a bat roost does mean it will have most of its embrasures bricked up and it will become inaccesible to interested parties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papav66 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm led to believe that it will be discretely closed off so as not to change its exterior appearance & only leaving access for the bats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No Mate ,but heres one from your neck of the woods ,leave you to tell us all about it,:rofl: We are a bit in the dark over this !!! Please tell us more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 If you drive onto Junction 12 of the M4, there is a pillbox for a 2 pounder gun just to the east side of the road in a field. Also there are 2 command bunkers about a mile to the north of this, but they cannot be seen from the M4. These are only a short distance from Rex Ward's establishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No Mate ,but heres one from your neck of the woods ,leave you to tell us all about it,:rofl: Its at west lane hayling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 If you drive onto Junction 12 of the M4, there is a pillbox for a 2 pounder gun just to the east side of the road in a field. Also there are 2 command bunkers about a mile to the north of this, but they cannot be seen from the M4. These are only a short distance from Rex Ward's establishment. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=51.461909,-1.075705&spn=0.003008,0.010986&t=h&z=17 If you look at this there are 3 in a line NW to SE ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 Its at west lane hayling. I know its on west Lane, thought you knew of some special history about it............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I know its on west Lane, thought you knew of some special history about it............ No sorry mate,the boat was in Sparks and Hayling Yaucht so spent a few years bumbling around the island,maybe you could find out more?cheers CW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 You may not know this but the penalty for killing a bat is in the region of £10,000 fine or up to 5 years in prison, so if you enter one of those 'bat houses' and the mother bats fly away leaving loads of dead young ones, you are in the S**t if caught. You'll probably find they are being filmed too by Bill Oddie & friends, so don't forget to smile at the camera! Strange isn't it that some 'old bats' have died after been pushed to the ground in the high street for the contents of their bag and those responsible get a lesser sentence than if they had killed one of our furry friends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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