Fenland Rides -- Cycling around Ely and Cambridge

Archive for May, 2007

Whispering trees

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

World War II pillbox with trees behind

Hidden amongst the undergrowth, just a mile northwest of the village of Prickwillow, lies this derelict World War II pillbox. 28,000 of these were built across the British countryside in 1940-41, when Germany was making plans to invade the United Kingdom. Today, fewer than 6,000 remain, silent relics of a (more…)