In 1940 a network of defences was hastily built all over the British Isles to prevent an anticipated German invasion. Sited at road junctions, canals and other strategic points these constructions were called "pillboxes".
Despite the passage of time many of these remain as permanent monuments and a silent tribute to the courage and tenacity of the British people in the dark days of 1940.
According to the Defence of Britain Database an informed estimate gives an approximate total of 28,000 pillboxes built in the United Kingdom during the Second World War, so possibly some 21% survive. This site attempts to show what remains today.
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