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One of a group of 3 small pillboxes alongside an unclassified road in open countryside, half a mile from the Kennet and Avon Canal. Pillbox decayed and overgrown.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/03/26)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | On unclassified road, near village of Stanton St. Bernard. |
Area |
Stanton St. Bernard, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 098 625
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1998)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: Pillbox is overgrown. |
Recorder | Cole, Chris |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. RAF Alton Barnes defences - Ground and perimeter defences |
Photographs | (1) - transparency showing exterior view. |
Adjacent sites | 2 other pillboxes at the same location. |
DOB site reference: | S0006468 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/03/26 |