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Sussex

Another of the directly threatened English Counties. Strong defences were built throughout the county.

 

Bodiam

This is one of the machine gun loopholes.

Bodiam Castle

This shows the rear.(Photos Tim Denton)

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On Rye Golf Course, at Camber Road, south east of Rye there is a concrete-faced machine gun emplacement, with an almost continuous narrow firing embrasure. The doorway and the embrasures have been bricked up. TQ952188

This shows a general view of the Cuckmere Valley with two pillboxes in the foregound TQ 785 255

These are the two of the pillboxes shown on the previous page.

German reconnaisance photo detailing the Cuckmere Defences.

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This shows one of the type 26's .

This shows the interior

There are approx 20 anti-tank cubes with conical tops set on a concrete base forming a slightly concave line (looking from the sea) to the immediate east of the Cuckmere river. (Photos courtesy of Ryan Gearing at Salientpoints , a personal website dedicat

Field of fire from one of the pillboxes

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Lyminster loopholed wall

Lyminster loopholed wall

Loopholed wall

Loopholed wall

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