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A regular hexagon pillbox with 6 embrasures. It is well constructed of concrete with brick shuttering and external cement cladding. All the embrasures and the door are still unblocked. Inside, 4 embrasures have the remains of Turnbull mounts. The pillbox is at the NW corner of the airfield and has a SW main arc. It is sited at the highest point (210m) in the area and has a commanding view. It appears to be sited on its own, although it could originally have had a partner, the site of which is now occupied by a water tank.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/01)
Official Name | RAF Wroughton |
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Type of site | PILLBOX (AIR MINISTRY PATTERN) |
Location | New Science Museum vehicle site at Red Barn, RAF Wroughton, nr. Swindon. |
Area |
Wroughton, Swindon, England |
Grid reference |
SU 1310 7872
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1994)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Knapper, S.J. |
Defence grouping |
RAF Wroughton defences - Ground defences of the airfield of RAF Wroughton. |
Adjacent sites | RAF Wroughton hangar site pillboxes. |
DOB site reference: | S0000210 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1996/01 |