The Banstead Image Library
Anti-tank gun pillboxes at Banstead
Built in 1940, this pillbox has now generally been accepted as the largest anti-tank gun type built in the UK. Situated next to the railway cutting, close by Banstead Tennis Club it is pictured in the 1950s shortly before its demolition. Four other pillboxes of the same type (now known as a Banstead Fort) have been identified in the area; all are now destroyed.
Picture added on 13 April 2010 at 14:58
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Apologies for not dealing with your request earlier but I hadn't seen it! Eight-figure map ref for structure pictured is TQ 24926040.Now identified six other sites from aerial photos. Email me your address and I will send map refs to you and some detail
Added by Mike Shackel on 24 March 2017
I have such happy memories of playing in an around the pillbox on the Downs in the 1950s.It was often a focal point for Nork cubs' wide games in the open air on summer evenings.
Added by David Walker on 19 May 2021
I also have happy memories of playing in and around the pillbox in the mid 1950s.At the I lived in Greenhayes Avenue. Great to find this photo.
Added by Andrew Eadie on 29 November 2025
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Reply from LNW: Hopefully Mike Shackel will be able to help.