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Shell-proof type 24 pillbox, with brick shuttering.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Shoscombe Vale. |
Area |
Shoscombe, Bath and North East Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 714 558
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: Pillbox is slightly overgrown. Type: Deterioration (Uncertain) Detail: Some brick shuttering has fallen away from the walls. Type: Fire (Uncertain) Detail: Bonfire remains near one wall; shows signs of scorching. |
Recorder | Alexander, Colin (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Green - Stop Line - Burnham on Sea to near Melksham (where it joins with the GHQ Line: Blue) and then north to the River Severn at Newnham. This line is also known as the Bristol Outer Line.
Manned by VIII Corps. |
Photographs | (1) - exterior view |
DOB site reference: | S0008532 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |