WWI Sentry Post

Built possibly around 1914 this Sentry Post is a one or two-man concrete shelter approximately 2.5m high and polygonal (11-sided) with a shallow domed roof. Its purpose was the defence of a nearby Ordnance Depot.

The walls of the post are approximately 1 foot thick and built in sections of which measured 2 feet; the roof was constructed using a corrugated iron former.

Access into the post is through a small heavy hatched door made of reinforced concrete with a steel bar-handle and external hinges.

There are five observation apertures located on alternate sides of the post with an external horizontal splay approximately 70cm wide.

These could also have served as small arms embrasures for hand guns. The sheet metal within the post survives to this day.