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Square pillbox with 6in concrete roof supported on corner brick pillars, with internal anti ricochet walls and simple entrance way (steps down into pillbox). Faces north east. Traces of dark green camouflage paint on pillars.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/04/06)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
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Location | By M53 motorway , NE of City of Chester, by Mannings Lane. |
Area |
Chester, Cheshire, England |
Grid reference |
SJ 427 688
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1986)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Flooding (Medium Term) Detail: Type: Development (Long Term) Detail: |
Recorder | Lowry, Bernard (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
City of Chester defences - |
DOB site reference: | S0000249 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/04/06 |