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Type 24 pillbox; thick walled facing S across River Tone. A number of the embrasures have been sealed with concrete and the door likewise, but with breeze blocks.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/08/21)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | SW of Brickyard Farm on N bank of River Tone, SE limit of Creech St. Michael. |
Area |
Creech St. Michael, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 2778 2519
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1990)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Thomson, L.E.J. |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. Creech St. Michael anti-tank island - Defences of Creech St. Michael anti-tank island (1942, a 'centre of resistance' and later 1943, a category 'C' nodal point). Cassini ref. T7146. [Source: Western Area Defence Scheme, 1941 - PRO WO 166/1251]. |
Adjacent sites | Pillbox at ST 276253; anti-tank cube at ST 27792527. |
DOB site reference: | S0000375 |
Associated Identifier | Somerset SMR (ref: 44289) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1998/08/21 |