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Metal rail 'hedgehog' at point where anti-tank ditch [filled-in] crosses the Sulham Brook.
(Source: Article 1994/12)
Two vertical rails embedded in concrete base. Clearly part of an anti-tank block at a gap in the anti-tank ditch. At edge of field not far from footpath.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/09/03)
Gap in anti-tank ditch at this point plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1943/08/04)
Type of site | ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL |
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Location | Near the Sulham Brook, SW of Sulham Farm. |
Area |
Sulham, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 64231 74097
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete, Iron |
Recorder | Alexander, Colin (Pillbox Study Group) |
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. |
Photographs |
see p98 'Ironside's Line'. |
DOB site reference: | S0005717 |
Reference |
1994/12 Sulham Valley: A Heavy Concentration of Anti-Tank Pillboxes 1999 Ironside's Line 1943/08/04 16A/AC467 (frs.5013-5017) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940/08 1940/12 Field Visit, During 1994 Field Visit, On 2003/09/03 |