Data copyright © Council for British Archaeology unless otherwise stated
This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Council for British Archaeology
92 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JX
England
Tel: +44 (0)1904
Fax: 671417
Possibly was a type 22 pillbox, now just a pile of bricks. A man living nearby told the recorder it had been a pillbox and had been demolished within the last few years.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/09/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
---|---|
Location | Approx. 60 yards S of the road bridge (on the unclassified road from Beanacre to Whitley) over the railway line, to the E of but adjacent to the single track line. |
Area |
Melksham Without, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
ST 9005 6641
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1979)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Harvey, Gerald |
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. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - site location map. |
Adjacent sites | 10 yards away - pillbox ST 90056644. |
DOB site reference: | S0000169 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/09/18 Destruction, In the period 1990 1996 |