Bunkers in the United Kingdom

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During World War II, the United Kingdom built extensive bunkers for defense against German air raids and potential invasion. These included air-raid shelters, command centers like the Cabinet War Rooms, and coastal defenses. Many bunkers were vital for coordinating military operations, and some are now preserved as museums and historical sites.

Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement (second) – Axmouth, United Kingdom

This rectangular medium machine gun type pillbox with large embrasure is just east of the first one seen …

Posted December 28, 2025 (updated January 10, 2026) by Patrick

Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement (first) – Axmouth, United Kingdom

Next to the B3172 connecting road from Axmouth to Boshil Hill road lies a bunker from the Taunton …

Posted December 28, 2025 (updated November 8, 2025) by Patrick

6-Pounder Anti-tank position on the Ax river, Axmouth – United Kingdom

This circular type anti-tank emplacement for a 6-pounder gun has brick external shuttering. It is situated on the …

Posted December 24, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Anti-tank blocks on the Ax river – Axmouth, United Kingdom

Near the 6-pounder gun position on the Ax river are the remains of an anti-tank obstacle. Once statically …

Posted December 21, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Type 24 pillbox in the field near Axmouth, United Kingdom

This pillbox, type 24 lies deep in a farmers field near Axmouth. [...]Read More...

Posted December 20, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom

This 6-pounder anti-tank gun emplacement on the river Ax near Axminster is one of 16 on the Taunton …

Posted November 7, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Anti-Tank barrier on Bow Bridge – Axminster, United Kingdom

On the westside of Axminster at the Trafalgar way is a single construction on the West side of …

Posted November 6, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Coastal Artillery Beach Battery Axmouth- Seaton Harbour United Kingdom

At the end of the Seaton beach near Seaton Harbour is a pillbox with an adjacent gun platform. …

Posted July 6, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Searchlight Emplacement – Seaton, United Kingdom

This searchlight position was built around 1940 as part of the Taunton Stop Line, a coastal defence network …

Posted July 6, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

6-Pounder Gun Emplacement – Seaton, United Kingdom

A small hexagonal base can be seen on the cliff above the searchlight emplacement. There was a fast …

Posted July 6, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Camouflaged pillbox – Seaton, United Kingdom

On the other side of the bus stop, seen from the 6-pounder gun emplacement in Seaton (Devon), is …

Posted July 6, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Non-standard pillbox at the Beer seafront – Beer, United Kingdom

The entrance from the sea toward the village of Beer is protected by a non-standard pillbox camouflaged with …

Posted July 5, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Pillbox FW3/24 on the Eastern Slope at Branscombe, Devon – United Kingdom

On the east mountainside at Branscombe beach you can find another Pillbox halfway the slope. It was built …

Posted June 25, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Pillbox FW3/24 on the Western Slope at Branscombe, Devon – United Kingdom

On the west mountainside at Branscombe a Pillbox was built in the early 1940s to defend the beach. …

Posted June 25, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Anti-Tank Wall at St Ouen’s Bay – Jersey, United Kingdom

Along the entire length of the St Ouen's Bay the Germans built an anti-tank wall four to five …

Posted January 15, 2024 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Kernwerk – German Headquarters at St. Peters – Jersey, United Kingdom

This Kernwerk housed the German Battle Headquarters in case of an invasion of the Island of Jersey, UK. …

Posted January 8, 2024 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

Widerstandsnest Albert Pier – Stützpunkt Helier Hafen – St. Helier – Jersey, United Kingdom

Widerstandsnest Albert Pier is part of Stützpunkt Helier Hafen to defend the harbor of St Helier against Allied …

Posted January 6, 2024 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Widerstandsnest Victoria – Stützpunkt Helier Hafen – St. Helier – Jersey, United Kingdom

Opposite of the small waterway from Widerstandsnest Albert Pier is Widerstandnest Victoria Pier. It has a unique bunker, …

Posted January 6, 2024 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick