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Pillbox described by the recorder as of the 'Woodford Type'. [No description of the 'Woodford Type' exists; no further information from other records exist to ascribe a type]. Weapon slits at road level; slab top.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/08/02)
Pillbox, no specification. Located on the edge of road overlooking bridge over railway. It is on the E side of the bridge
(Source: Field Visit 1995/07/18)
| Official Name | RAF Woodford |
|---|---|
| Type of site | PILLBOX |
| Location | Street Lane, on the east side of Street Lane, off A523 adjacent to railway bridge. |
| Area |
Poynton with Worth, Cheshire, England |
| Grid reference |
SJ 914 817
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1987)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Concrete, Stone Rubble |
| Recorder | Harrison, J Peter |
| 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. RAF Woodford defences - Perimeter and ground defences |
| Attached Sheets | Also recorded as part of Exercise Welsh Barrier (see report by 2 MI Coy) |
| Photographs | (1) - external view taken as part of Exercise Welsh Barrier (see report by 2 MI Coy) |
| DOB site reference: | S0000228 |
| Reference |
1996 Anti-invasion defences of WWII 1995/07 Exercise Welsh Barrier |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1998/08/02 Field Visit, On 1995/07/18 Field Visit, On 1995/07/18 |
