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Type 22 pillbox. There is no outside protective wall for the entrance. Internal anti-ricochet wall. The inside is very wet, with water standing to a depth of 2ft and weed and plant growth. Interior plastered up to approx 3ft from the ground. The doorway has one step up and five down into the pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/09/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | To the E of railway line in a field, where 3 footpaths meet by a crossing of the railway line. |
Area |
Melksham Without, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
ST 9001 6616
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1979)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
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 | (2) - site location map and sheet of photographs. |
Photographs | (2) - exterior views (attached to sheet). |
DOB site reference: | S0000183 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/09/18 |