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Square pillbox, some 8ft square with walls 14ins-15ins thick, and open upper storey.
(Source: Article 1993)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
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Location | Norton Fitzwarren, N of Taunton. |
Area |
Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 206 257
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Extant but condition unknown |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Taunton anti-tank island - Defences of Taunton anti-tank island (also a category 'A' nodal point and a Vulnerable Defile). Cassini ref. T6645. [Source: Western Area Defence Scheme, 1941 - PRO WO 166/1251]. |
DOB site reference: | S0006970 |
Reference |
Pillbox Typology Part 3: Square and Rectangular Types |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |