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Pillbox demolished in1997 as part of agricultural land improvement scheme.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/06/00)
Pillbox, located in front of a bank overlooking the field on its W edge. Overgrown by trees and scrub. Half filled with debris.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/07/17)
Brick-built rifle trench with a concrete roof.
(Source: Article 1994)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | W edge of field adjacent to river, Goodrich road bridge. |
Area |
Goodrich, Herefordshire, England |
Grid reference |
SO 5777 1912
(Scale: 1:10000
, 1980)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Flooding (Medium Term) Detail: The site is liable to flood damage. Type: Plant growth (Medium Term) Detail: The site is overgrown. |
Recorder | Powell (2 Military Intelligence Company) |
Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 27 - The stop line follows the line of the River Wye from its mouth, via Hereford, to Hay-on-Wye Kerne Bridge centre of resistance - Defences of Kerne Bridge 200 [ref: Worcester Sub-Area Operation Instruction No.3 Map 'A']. |
Attached Sheets | Additional SRF by Mick Wilks. |
Photographs | (3) - two external and one internal taken as part of Exercise Welsh Barrier (see report by 2 MI Coy) |
DOB site reference: | S0007088 |
Associated Identifier | Hereford and Worcester SMR (ref: HWCM 25070) |
Reference |
1994/09 Defence of the Wye and Usk Valleys 1995/07 Exercise Welsh Barrier |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/06/08 Field Visit, On 1995/07/17 Field Visit, On 1995/07/17 |