Beach Defence Post GZ1A is located on a plateau well above the beach. It is more of a blockhouse, single storey with a flat roof. This is a Category B style Defence Post. There are loopholes in the parapet of the roof, and inside the ground floor mountings for machine guns.
This is a first generation, Category A Pillbox. It would have dominated the immediate are which is open and fairly flat.
For more background information on Defence Post and Pillboxes in Malta built by the British see https://pinkroutes.com/malta-pillboxes/.
Beach Defence Post GZ1A is located on a plateau well above the beach. It is more of a blockhouse, single storey with a flat roof. This is a Category B style Defence Post. There are loopholes in the parapet of the roof, and inside the ground floor mountings for machine guns.
This is a first generation, Category A Pillbox. It would have dominated the immediate are which is open and fairly flat.
For more background information on Defence Post and Pillboxes in Malta built by the British see https://pinkroutes.com/malta-pillboxes/.
