Golden Hill
A Second World War pill box stands at the junction of Golden Hill and Buttermilk Close. The houses in Buttermilk Close were built as post-war married quarters for RAF officers and NCOs stationed in Pembroke Dock.
In the field north of Buttermilk Lane were ten WWII air raid shelters made of brick and concrete, each capable of sheltering 50 people.
Designed to accommodate refugees from Pembroke Dock who left the town each night for fear of air raids, they have since been removed.
Similar shelters existed in Lower Pennar and at Three Lakes, on the edge of the present Bush Camp housing estate. Also on the crest of the hill is a Royal Navy fire station, set up following the devastating raid on the oil tanks at Llanreath.
Remains of a Pill Box on Golden Hill
During the First World War a line of trenches ran up and over Golden Hill, complete with pill-boxes.
This defensive line ran from Mill Bay, Cosheston to the Mill Pond and was designed to protect Pembroke Dockyard from a landward attack. Few traces can now be identified. (A similar system of trenches was in place to the north of the Haven, running from Port Lion, Llangwm to Newton Point, Llanstadwell).
Map showing the line of infantry fieldwork defences on Golden Hill, designed to protect the Dockyard from landward attack in WWI
Plans for WWI defences in Pembroke included blocking off the Mill Bridge with heavy wire entaglements (HWE)
