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HER Number:7909.04
Name:GARRISON GATE - Modern pillbox

Summary

A map of 1946 showing all WW2 pillboxes records St Mary's number 1 pillbox, at or very close to the Garrison gate.

Grid Reference:SV 9006 1064
Parish:St Marys, St Marys, Isles of Scilly
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Defence of Britain Project (1995-2003): 12501
  • Defence of Britain Project (1995-2003): AH548
  • National Monuments Record: SV 91 SW 284
  • National Record of the Historic Environment to Historic Environment Records data transfer
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1426660
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 7909.04

Monument Type(s):

  • PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

A map of 1946 showing all WW2 pillboxes records St Mary's number 1 pillbox, at or very close to the Garrison gate (1, 2). No fieldworker has recorded any remains of this site. This site has also been recorded as AH 548 for the Defence of Britain project (3, 4, 5).

The MPPA visited the location in 1998 and could find no trace of the pillbox either on the ground or on available photos and postcards. He speculates that this may have been a gun position manned at the Garrison Gate rather than a pillbox (6).


<1> OSBORNE, JP, 1990, SCILLONIAN WAR DIARY, 1939-1945, VOL 3, PILL BOX MAP (Unedited Source). SCO8939.

<2> Ministry of Defence, 1941, Map of St Mary's pillbox locations and Nos by 14Btn Royal Fusiliers (Map). SCO29988.

<3> ALWYN HARVEY, 1997 - 2001, DEFENCE OF BRITAIN PROJECT, AH548 (Cornwall Archive). SCO9017.

<4> Council for British Archaeology, 1995-2001, Defence of Britain Archive, 12501 (Website). SCO9052.

<5> Council for British Archaeology, 1995-2001, Defence of Britain Paper Archive (Collection). SCO29989.

<6> Field Investigator's Comments, HE/Hooley, D. 1998 (Survey). SCO29739.

<7> Wills, H, Gazetteer of defence sites (Collection). SCO30299.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO8939 - Unedited Source: OSBORNE, JP. 1990. SCILLONIAN WAR DIARY, 1939-1945. VOL 3, PILL BOX MAP.
[2]SCO29988 - Map: Ministry of Defence. 1941. Map of St Mary's pillbox locations and Nos by 14Btn Royal Fusiliers.
[3]SCO9017 - Cornwall Archive: ALWYN HARVEY. 1997 - 2001. DEFENCE OF BRITAIN PROJECT. DEFENCE OF BRITAIN PROJECT. AH548.
[4]SCO9052 - Website: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2001. Defence of Britain Archive. 12501.
[5]SCO29989 - Collection: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2001. Defence of Britain Paper Archive.
[6]SCO29739 - Survey: Field Investigator's Comments. HE/Hooley, D. 1998.
[7]SCO30299 - Collection: Wills, H. Gazetteer of defence sites.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • ECO3128 - Garrison Walls, Isles of Scilly, conservation plan

Related records

7900Part of: THE GARRISON - Post Medieval fortification (Monument)

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