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 ...>
Submitted by Unknown user (not verified) on Tue, 2008-10-28 03:25
Date Place completed:
1939-01-01
The position of PB12 where the one legged Chinese Admiral Chan Chak's escape launch was shot up from as his party were escaping to find the 2nd MTB Flotilla.
Although the wartime maps don't show the location of pillbox 061, we're guessing this is where it was.
The red marker shows the approximate location of the northern tip of the western arm of the old vehicular ferry pier. You can see the pillbox on this photo of the ferry pier in the 1950s: <Read more ...>
