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Type 24 pillbox, with open porch.
(Source: Article 1993)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | W of Highbridge Station, nr. River Brue, Highbridge. |
Area |
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 3218 4701
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Extant but condition unknown |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Green - Stop Line - Burnham on Sea to near Melksham (where it joins with the GHQ Line: Blue) and then north to the River Severn at Newnham. This line is also known as the Bristol Outer Line.
Manned by VIII Corps. Burnham centre of resistance - Defences of Burnham centre of resistance. Cassini ref. T7470. [Source: Somerset Sub-Area Defence Scheme - PRO WO 166/1317). |
DOB site reference: | S0006803 |
Reference |
1993/05 Pillbox Typology Part 2 1999 Ironside's Line 1999 Warwalks: Stop Line Green |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |