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Type 26 pillbox [probably situated here] demolished to build a petrol station.
(Source: Article 1994)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
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Location | At the site of a petrol station on the A429 road NE of Malmesbury. |
Area |
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
ST 939 881
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Green, M. |
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. Malmesbury anti-tank island - The defences of Malmesbury anti-tank island [see, McKay, E.A. (Maj.), 'The History of the Wiltshire Home Guard']. |
DOB site reference: | S0007134 |
Reference |
1994/03 Bristol Outer Defences, Annexe |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Destruction, Before 1994 |