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RECTANGULAR CONCRETE EAST FACING PILLBOX LISTED IN WILLS 1985 SOUTH OF LOCK. NOT VISIBLE ON
1969 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, ALTHOUGH A PILE OF STEEL REENFORCED CONCRETE RUBBLE DOES EXIST
SOUTH OF THE LOCK.
(Source: SMR )
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | S of Woolhampton Lock, Kennet and Avon Canal, Woolhampton. |
Area |
Woolhampton, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 571 665
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | [Unknown] ([Unknown]) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. Woolhampton bridgehead - The defences of Woolhampton on the GHQ Blue Line. The defences were developed as a bridgehead to allow troops counter-attacking an unhindered advance across the Kennet and Avon Canal. |
DOB site reference: | S0015788 |
Associated Identifier | West Berkshire SMR (ref: 05046.02.029 - WB5607) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Destruction, Before 2000 |