Everything tagged: pillbox

HKBU's The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A Spatial History Project recently rediscovered a long forgotten HK Island PB, and added it to their map as LPB 19 (see https://digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/1941hkbattle/en/map.php and tick 'HK I Pillboxes' under 'Structures').

For this page on Gwulo I've adjusted the position of the marker slightly, moving it to an adjacent open space, based on the PB's probable construction date and a post-war aerial photograph. That area is now Exit B1 of the HK Uni MTR Station.

The tunnel entrance to Pillbox 314. The concrete sides are intact but the brick archway has collapsed in 3 places. "314" is still clearly visible in red. The easiest way to access seems to be to follow the small catchwater northwest and then go up the slope a bit. There are small overgrown paths around the entrance and some trees have markings on them directing you towards the entrance.

On a 1955 map of the Peak I noticed there's a pillbox marked (I've circled it in red). I don't remember hearing about this one before - can anyone add any photos or information?

The marker is for the fort/pillbox, whereas the mini tunnel is just below it.

It's composed of a mini tunnel, a part of wall which we often seen at pillboxes, then comes two thick walls that look like it's been built above a boulder at one end, and some bricks on the other end.

Not sure to whom do these ruins belong to, although the mini tunnel looks a bit like the one at PB411.

There are some indents on one of the thick walls, with a wide patterned band along the top of the two walls, I haven't seen this type of design before.

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: June-2001
Ref:ROB-00538
Other: Shelled during fighting Dec 1941

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: June 2001
Ref: 537
Other: Destroyed during fighting Dec 1941