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Note: Contrary to popular belief, Spike Milligan was not stationed at this Pillbox. Spike was a gunner (trade of Signalman) with the artillery. He spent time at several Observation Posts in Bexhill - one being at Galley Hill. There are clues as to the site being by the Coastguard Cottages, well to the rear of the present Coastguard Station, almost up against the railway line (there is a sketch of this in Spike's book - Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall). His duty was to be a lookout for an invasion fleet and call 'fall of shot' for his comrades manning the cannons sited in rear positions.<ref>Dave Hatherell, Bexhill Museum</ref> | Note: Contrary to popular belief, Spike Milligan was not stationed at this Pillbox. Spike was a gunner (trade of Signalman) with the artillery. He spent time at several Observation Posts in Bexhill - one being at Galley Hill. There are clues as to the site being by the Coastguard Cottages, well to the rear of the present Coastguard Station, almost up against the railway line (there is a sketch of this in Spike's book - Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall). His duty was to be a lookout for an invasion fleet and call 'fall of shot' for his comrades manning the cannons sited in rear positions.<ref>Dave Hatherell, Bexhill Museum</ref> | ||
== Further Reading == | |||
[https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1541775&resourceID=19191 Historic England Research Records: Monument Number 1541775] | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:42, 18 December 2025
| Concrete Pillbox, Galley Hill | |
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| LL ref: | 288 |
| Start date: | 1940 |
| Architect: | unknown |
| Builder: | Ministry of Defence |
| Original use: | Pillbox |
| View on map: | Local List | Bexhill-OSM |
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Square World War 2 pillbox defence emplacement (possibly a Type 26). Covering the Glyne Gap beach area.
In the event of invasion the pillbox would have been manned by infantry and the Home Guard for the purpose of close combat engagement with the disembarked enemy troops.
Note: Contrary to popular belief, Spike Milligan was not stationed at this Pillbox. Spike was a gunner (trade of Signalman) with the artillery. He spent time at several Observation Posts in Bexhill - one being at Galley Hill. There are clues as to the site being by the Coastguard Cottages, well to the rear of the present Coastguard Station, almost up against the railway line (there is a sketch of this in Spike's book - Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall). His duty was to be a lookout for an invasion fleet and call 'fall of shot' for his comrades manning the cannons sited in rear positions.[1]
Further Reading
Historic England Research Records: Monument Number 1541775
Gallery
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Interior
- ↑ Dave Hatherell, Bexhill Museum