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Type 28A twin embrasure 2pdr pillbox guarding roadblock. The pillbox was disguised as a house, being covered in wood and chicken wire and painted brown with white windows.
(Source: Article 1994/12)
Concrete anti-tank gun emplacement.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/07/05)
Large, square anti-tank gun emplacement with two main embrasures facing SE and NE respectively. Badly overgrown. No access - in private field.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/09/03)
Rectangular structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. It is shown as 'unroofed'.
(Source: Map 1969)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | In field on W side of lane S of Oaklands Farm. |
Area |
Tidmarsh, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 63859 74384
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The emplacement is badly overgrown by a tree. |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Red (Sulham Valley sector) - Length of the GHQ Stop Line: Red running between the Rivers Thames and Kennet, along the line of the Sulham Valley west of Reading. |
DOB site reference: | S0002685 |
Original Reference | 8032 |
Reference |
1994/12 Sulham Valley: A Heavy Concentration of Anti-Tank Pillboxes |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/07/05 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1994 Field Visit, On 2003/09/03 |