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Pillbox, St Mary's Island


On the western side of St Mary's Island, facing towards the causway and Curry's Point, is a concrete World War 2 pillbox built into the rocks. Constructed 1940-1.[1]

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Tyne and Wear HER(1791): St. Mary's Island, Pillbox
- "Hexagonal concrete pillbox of Second World War origin. In good condition. Constructed 1940-1".
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- A Brief History About the Island About the Lighthouse Map Street View St Mary’s Island is a tidal island located off Curry's Point to the north of Whitley Bay, accessed by …
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