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Pillbox, no specification. One of three pillboxes situated in triangular formation, originally part of the Alton Barnes airfield complex. Unable to gain access to field or make close inspection. Some roof camouflage remains. Partly overgrown.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/04/06)
Official Name | RAF Alton Barnes |
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Type of site | PILLBOX |
Location | Alton Barnes Airfield, Kennet and Avon Canal, Stanton St. Bernard |
Area |
Stanton St. Bernard, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 097 615
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1998)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Medium Term) Detail: The site is partly 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) - external view (slide) |
DOB site reference: | S0011718 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2000/04/06 |