Description
Built in 1940–41 by Royal Engineers attached to the 12th Infantry Brigade, this hexagonal Type 22 pillbox stands on the south side of Freshwater Causeway, commanding the broad crossing where the road meets the River Yar. It formed part of the River Yar Stopline, a chain of defences meant to halt any invading force pushing inland from the coast, covering both the marshes and a railway line that has long since closed.
The railway is gone but the pillbox remains, quietly commanding a crossing that no longer needs defending, open to anyone who wants to step inside.
From the Forgotten History series, an ongoing body of work examining the Isle of Wight’s sites of historical significance, absorbed back into ordinary life without ceremony or preservation.
Printed on Giclée Hahnemühle Photo Rag, archival quality. Available as a strictly limited edition, individually numbered, and issued with a certificate of authenticity.
Sizes available:
25×20cm, 10×8″, fine art print, edition of 25
50×40cm, 20×16″, fine art print, edition of 20
63×50cm, 25×20″, fine art print, edition of 10
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