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Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement, overgrown by trees and bushes.
[Colin Alexander's gazetteer lists it as a type 28a].
(Source: Field Visit 1999/07/27)
Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement, with field of fire W across flood plain towards River Kennet. Brick-shuttered.
[with plan drawn on form].
(Source: Field Visit 2000/09/01)
LARGE RECTANGULAR PILLBOX, ARTILLERY EMBRASURE, WEST FACING. CONCRETE. LISTED IN WILLS 1985
(Source: SMR )
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | In meadow W of Ufton Bridge, on S bank of Kennet and Avon Canal Lower Padworth |
Area |
Padworth, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 615 685
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1994)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Immediate) Detail: The site is overgrown. |
Recorder | Cole, Chris |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. |
Photographs | (2) - external views (slide and print) |
Adjacent sites | Type 28a at SU 612681; non-standard pillbox to E at SU 618686. |
DOB site reference: | S0008590 |
Associated Identifier | West Berkshire SMR (ref: 05046.02.014 - WB5592) |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/07/27 Field Visit, On 2000/09/01 |