This pillbox formed part of the perimeter of the defended locality of Kirkleatham Hall during World War 2. It would have been linked to the rest of the defences by a series of anti-tank ditches. It is of a customised design rather than one of the standard layouts

The outer chamber contains four small loop-holes while the inner chamber has a gun platform with three larger embrasures.
The pillbox is in very good condition as it sits on private land and was sufficiently quiet for a family of swallows to be nesting inside.

My thanks go to Barry from Acro Engines and Airframes for arranging my visit to the site.

I was reminded by an article in edition 14 of Coastal View and Moor News that I had visited this Auxiliary Unit site way back in 2003 with a very low res digital camera before I ever thought of creating Hidden Teesside.

Auxiliary Units were going to form a resistance force should Germany have invaded during the war.

A plan of the bunker can be found on Auxunit News although unfortunately its now little more than a depression in the ground.