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Anti-tank 'hedgehog' [vertical rail].
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL |
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Location | Railway bridge, River Kennet, Newbury |
Area |
Newbury, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 459 671
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Extant but condition unknown |
Materials | Unknown |
Recorder | Alexander, Colin (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. Newbury nodal point - The defences of Newbury on the GHQ Blue Line. The defences were developed as a nodal point because Newbury was considered an important centre of regional road communications (July 1940). During 1941 it was reclassified as a Category B anti-tank island. It is shown as an anti-tank island on the map of the 'Southern Command Home Defence Programme 1940' - PRO WO 199/48. |
DOB site reference: | S0008852 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |