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Pillbox that was originally built within a cottage. The cottage has now fallen down about the pillbox which lies in dense undergrowth surrounded by debris.
(Source: Article 1996)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | Widmead Lock on the Reading-Bath Canal. |
Area |
Thatcham, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 526 663
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Extant but condition unknown |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Alexander, Colin (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. |
DOB site reference: | S0007378 |
Reference |
1996/06 An Englishman's Home - Yet More 1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |