Wartime Pillbox between Stanton St Bernard and Alton Barnes

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Pillboxes are concrete dug-in guard posts, normally equipped with loopholes through which to fire weapons. The originally jocular name arose from their perceived similarity to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were once sold. They are in effect a trench firing step hardened to protect against small-arms fire and grenades and raised to improve the field of fire.

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Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Stanton St Bernard Wiltshire England UK
Photo credit: © Neil Setchfield / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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