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Well constructed type 24 pillbox [on the Western Command Tamworth to Manchester line. Using the Macclesfield Canal as the major topographical feature].
Unsually positioned some distance from canal and faces west - ['I would have expected an eastward orientation but defences on canal appear to face both directions'. Defences along stop lines were constructed in depth and to give the maximum covering fire to other positions. Additionally many Western Command stop lines were constructed to defend against enemy operations moving from the Liverpool area, the north west coast and Wales (via possible bases In Ireland) as well as forming defensive positions against movement from the east].
(Source: Field Visit 1995/09)
Probable type 22 concrete pillbox [confirmed type 24]. Stepped embrasures in five faces, entrance not visible [entrance to the rear covers by two small embrasure of the standard type 24 variety]. Apparent rectangular central pillar, not ricochet wall.
Field visit description by David and Margret Sibley, SRF processed by Mike Osborne, Area Co-ordinator.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/10/31)
Type 24 pillbox overlooking main road, with six sides, stepped embrasures.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/07/18)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
|---|---|
| Location | Ladder Stile, near Bridge 55, Macclesfield Canal. |
| Area |
North Rode, Cheshire, England |
| Grid reference |
SJ 903 663
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Reinforced Concrete, Wood |
| Recorder | Lowry, Bernard (Defence of Britain Project) |
| Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 6 - Tamworth via Trent Valley, E side of Stoke-on-Trent, to Macclesfield and Stockport, thence to 6 miles SE of Manchester. |
| Attached Sheets | (1) - Additional SRF from Mike Osborne. Also recorded as part of Exercise Welsh Barrier (see report by 2 MI Coy) |
| Photographs | (6) - External views and (2) - 1 external and 1 internal view taken as part of Exercise Welsh Barrier (see report by 2 MI Coy): site and aerial views (2 SLIDES).. |
| DOB site reference: | S0000225 |
| Reference |
1996 Anti-invasion defences of WWII 1995/07 Exercise Welsh Barrier |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, In 1995/09 Field Visit, On 1995/10/31 Field Visit, On 1995/10/31 Field Visit, Before 1995/12/02 Field Visit, On 1995/07/18 Field Visit, On 1995/07/18 Field Visit, During 2000/05 |
