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Type 22 pillbox, shell-proof.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type 22 pillbox. Completely overgrown on the canal side and it is easy to overlook it. Entrance faces field and is partly blocked with rubbish. There is evidence that the entrance may have had a door fitted at some time. Interior is untidy but generally intact.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/04/06)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | Kennet and Avon Canal, Seend |
Area |
Seend, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
ST 922 615
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1993)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Immediate) Detail: The site is completely overgrown. |
Recorder | Cole, Chris |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. |
Photographs | (1) - external view (slide) |
DOB site reference: | S0008697 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2000/04/06 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |