On P96 of Tony Banham's 'Not the slightest chance' there's a map of HK's pill boxes. It shows PB45 as due north of Mt Butler, about midway between the mountain and the shoreline. I haven't managed to find it yet.
Does anyone know it's location, and whether anything remains of it still? <Read more ...>
Thanks to Rob Weir for locating this pillbox. It was built on the steps of the Victoria Recreation Club (VRC). The VRC was built on the western edge of the reclamation for the Royal Navy's dockyard, and so the steps led down into the waters of Victoria Harbour.
If you have any memories or photos of the old VRC and the pillbox on its steps that you are willing to share, please leave a comment below. <Read more ...>
The coastal pillboxes were numbered anti-clockwise around HK island, from 1 to 72, so this was the one with the highest number.
The map is not very clear, so the location is only an estimate. If it is still there, it should be visible from the ferry to Lamma - I'll take a look next time I head out that way.
If you have any memories or photos of how this looked, please leave a comment below. <Read more ...>
