Defence of Britain Database Anti-invasion record: S0006846

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Type 24 pillbox.
(Source: Article 1993)
Type 24 shell-proof pillbox.
(Source: Book 1999)
Semi-sunken type 24 thick-walled pillbox on sloping ground covering valley. Entrance is protected by brick and concrete 'porch' possibly fitted shortly after main pillbox construction. Walls are of concrete panelled shuttering (prefabricated) inside and out, secured by steel rods.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/20)
Variant form of a type 24 pillbox. Concrete-faced with prefabricated vertical concrete panelling fixed by iron bolts. Rounded roof edge. Small embrasures. It has an attached brick entry porch on the W side with a concrete slab roof, now semi-buried. No access - private field. Faces NNE.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/02/06)
Hexagonal pillbox structure, with projecting porch, plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. Faces N.
(Source: Map 1977)

Type of site	PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Location	On S side of steep valley to the N of Star Lane, half a mile S of Avening.
Area	Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Grid reference	ST 88704 97750 (Scale: 1:2500 , 1977)
Period	WW2
Condition	Good
Materials	Clay Brick, Concrete, Reinforced Concrete
Recorder	Lowry, Bernard (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.
Photographs	(3) - exterior views (1 DIGITISED).
DOB site reference:	S0006846
Reference	1993/09 The Bristol Outer Defences on the Cotswold Plateau, Part 2 1999 Ironside's Line 1999 Warwalks: Stop Line Green
Event	Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2000/08/20 Field Visit, On 2003/02/06