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Type 24 pillbox with AA bay attached to the rear. It is located on the end of an old iron ore quay on the River Dee.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/07/16)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Old Iron Ore Quay, River Dee, Saltney, Chester |
Area |
Chester, Cheshire, England |
Grid reference |
SJ 387 655
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Robinson (2 Military Intelligence Company) |
Defence grouping |
City of Chester defences - |
Photographs | (2) - 2 external views taken as part of Exercise Welsh Barrier (see report by 2 MI Coy) |
DOB site reference: | S0007780 |
Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences 1995/07 Exercise Welsh Barrier |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1995/07/16 Field Visit, On 1995/07/16 |