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Type 28a pillbox, with double ramp to rear entrance.
(Source: Article 1994)
Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | W of Benson Lock, on the River Thames. |
Area |
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 612 912
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Alexander, Colin (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Red - GHQ Stop Line running from south of Malmesbury to west of Reading. |
Photographs | (1) - exterior view |
DOB site reference: | S0007162 |
Reference |
1994/06 Pillbox Typology Part 5: Gunhouses. 1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |