TWO PILLBOXES which have survived in Falmouth and stand as a tribute to the fallen of the Second World War should be protected, councillors have agreed.

Falmouth Town Council is to ask English Heritage to consider listing the two historic buildings, which were brought to its attention by colleagues on Budock Parish Council.

It had discussed pillboxes in the local area at a meeting last year and, as a result, asked the town council to consider taking action to protect them.

Parish clerk Sarah Willsher said: "There was concern that these permanent monuments and silent tributes to the courage and tenacity of the British people during the dark days of 1940, when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany, could be lost.

"They noted there were two pillboxes in Falmouth – one adjacent to the drive for Menehay House and the other in the bottom corner of the field adjacent to Rowe's on Bickland Water Road.

"I have been instructed by my members to write to request that Falmouth Town Council considers listing these pillboxes."

The request was debated by the town council's finance and general purposes committee last week when there was unanimous support for attempting to get the buildings listed.

Councillor Diane Merrett said: "We should preserve as much of our war history as possible. There are pillboxes in Guernsey that are looked after and cleaned out and they are a monument to the fallen. I think we should maintain ours."

Town clerk Mark Williams is to contact English Heritage to make the council's case for having the two pillboxes listed and, therefore, protected.