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Type 27 pillbox with central A.A. well [now filled with fence posts and wire]. It faces W down valley towards Calne. On front face, inside on ceiling, are the very clear words, written in cement, 'Wimpey's. 680 C.O. R.E. Section 3 1940. C.O. Lt. Beaumont'. Original rusty barbed wire and pickets alongside in position.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/08/08)
Official Name | RAF Yatesbury |
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Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/27) |
Location | In a field W of RAF Yatesbury (on perimeter) facing W down valley. |
Area |
Calne Without, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 0487 7118
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Ruddy, Austin J. |
Defence grouping |
RAF Yatesbury defences - Ground defences of the airfield at RAF Yatesbury. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - plan, with further site information. |
Adjacent sites | Other adjacent airfield defence sites. |
DOB site reference: | S0000243 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1995/08/08 |