PillBlogs
PillBlogs began life as an offshoot from The Blogger Will Always Get Through... which was on another website. However, since 22 February 2010, it has been here in full.
New interpretation board unveiled
13 May 2012 18:31
An interpretation board that reconstructs part of the coastal defences of Sussex has been erected on the beach at Bexhill. More...
Mystery of the tank in the sea
25 April 2012 21:54
Locals have known for years of the remains of a WW2 tank off the Sussex coast, but mystery still surrounds the circumstances of how it came to be in the sea. A visit to the site reveals some scattered remains in the surf. More...
Pillbox camouflage revealed
22 April 2012 11:21
The pillbox on Frant Green is well known and much photographed. New documentary research reveals a lot about this and other long-forgotten GHQ Line pillboxes - including their camouflage schemes. More...
Mystery structure identified!
19 April 2012 20:53
Most people probably wouldn't regard this as a mystery structure, as it has already been recorded as an anti-tank gun emplacement. New research reveals the real purpose of this building. More...
Now We Are Six
13 March 2012 21:52
10 March 2012 marked the sixth anniversary of the Defence of East Sussex Project; today signals the point at which my research has lasted longer than World War Two itself! More...
Pillbox at Camber
11 December 2011 12:06
I've been spending some time out at Rye and Camber looking at the defences there; one pillbox in particular has occupied a large proportion of my time. A 3D reconstruction was produced despite a key problem experienced during the survey process. More...
In Remembrance
10 November 2011 23:14
By sheer coincidence my Remembrance piece follows on from last year's post based on some of the stories behind those who lie in Hastings Cemetery. This year I look at some tragic flying bomb incidents of July 1944. More...
Did the Germans really destroy Martello Tower 63?
30 October 2011 10:19
After 23 years of researching Martello Towers, I've finally got to the bottom of a mystery surrounding the loss of one near Pevensey and learned an important lesson in trusting what the documents say. More...
Roadblock Recce (34) - Winchelsea
29 October 2011 18:26
Stone gatehouses, water-filled moats, dry ditches and burning oil - all Medieval methods of defending a town. In the case of Winchelsea, these were the chosen methods of defence in the 20th Century too. More...
Tip and Run raids and HAA Battery NH7
18 October 2011 21:26
The Luftwaffe began mounting 'Tip and Run' raids on the English south coast towns in 1941. Some documents, fieldwork and an impromptu air display provide some interesting insights as we follow an anti-aircraft battery from construction through its first engagements. More...
Roadblock Recce (33) - Fairlight
24 August 2011 08:46
A walk along a road in Fairlight revealed some unrecorded evidence at the site of a WW2 roadblock. More...
A pleasant surprise at Fairlight
14 August 2011 23:39
A trip to Fairlight to locate a few wartime features and research an incident brought about an unexpected opportunity and a chance discovery. More...
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