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Type 28A anti tank gun emplacement. The roof is a large concrete slab with sloping edges. Along bottom lip of the embrasures set centrally is a shallow recess and two elongated rectangular recesses, one to the right and one to the left of the opening at ground level. Internally, the main gun embrasure takes up at least half the wall space. Emplacement is divided in two by internal wall. Small chamber has embrasures, large chamber one large embrasure for field gun and a small embrasure.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/04)
Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | Battlesbridge |
Area |
Runwell, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 772 945
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Chalk, Russell |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
DOB site reference: | S0000281 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |