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1960s Former Royal Navy Dockyard Pillbox

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1960s Former Royal Navy Dockyard Pillbox
Submitted by moddsey. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
Kookaburra2011
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, May 14, 1966
Gallery: 
1960s Hong Kong
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Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2014-04-20 12:36.

It is believed that the pillbox is of Japanese origin. See here on Page 97.

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2014-04-21 09:17.

also mentioned in here: 
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/HMS_Tamar.htm#.U1Rw6_mSyE4

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2014-04-21 11:17.

The pillbox was located at the western end of the north arm of HMS Tamar but not sure when it was actually demolished. The area where the pillbox was located was later used as a helicopter landing site as shown here 

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2014-04-21 11:40.
another view of it here, also from 1966 it seems https://www.flickr.com/photos/argentem/8435117460/in/set-72157615101108978

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2014-04-21 13:07.

Great shot. The area in the foreground was later to be used as the Harcourt Road Heliport.

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2014-04-21 15:57.
seems it was there still in the mid-1970s, I wonder if it was knocked down to accomodate heliport when Harcourt Road heliport was demolished: see this from 1982: https://www.flickr.com/photos/13734839@N04/2400718178/in/set-72157603706949880 and this from 1980: http://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/hkplaces/AllItems/images/201107/t2011...

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2014-04-21 21:31.

After the disestablishment of Harcour Road Heliport in the early 80s, I recall two helicopter landing sites were made available within the Dockyard:

(i) on the western end of the North Arm and

(ii) on the rooftop of Essex Block.

Later a heliport to the east of Harcourt Road near Fenwick Street was made available.

Submitted by David on Wed, 2014-04-30 14:05.

Rob identifies this as the British Pillbox 59 with its Lyon Lights on top.