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9 anti-tank cylinders, 5 on one side of the track and 4 on the other, presumably intended to block the track over the stream.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/08/26)
Five 5ft diameter anti-tank cylinders on the W side of the track (S side of the stream) and four on the E side (with one fallen in the water). Excellent site: impressive surviving anti-tank block.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/02/04)
Five or six anti-tank blocks on each side of the farm road on the S side of the bridge. Plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1945/06/13)
| Type of site | CYLINDER |
|---|---|
| Location | At Whaddon Grove Farm, where the Semington Brook is crossed by the farm trackway. |
| Area |
Semington, Wiltshire, England |
| Grid reference |
ST 88431 61439
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Recorder | Harvey, Gerald |
| Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. |
| Attached Sheets | (2) - site location map and sheet of photographs. |
| Photographs |
(2) - on attached sheet. |
| Adjacent sites | Part of a strongly defended area, with at least 5 pillboxes and 2 sets of anti-tank obstacles in an area 500 yards square. |
| DOB site reference: | S0000179 |
| Reference |
1945/06/13 106G/UK/377 (fr.4040) |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/08/26 Field Visit, On 2003/02/04 |
