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Type 22 pillbox, shell-proof.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type 22 pillbox. Alongside towpath on N bank of canal, facing Lower Farm. Surrounded by trees and bushes, and partly overgrown. On private land, hence unable to gain access to interior. Appears to be used for storage purposes, possibly in connection with Newbury Angling Association Lakes nearby.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/03/20)
Type 22 pillbox, wood-shuttered, on bank of canal with field of fire S across flood plain.
[with plan drawn on form.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/20)
CONCRETE POLYGONAL PILLBOX, LISTED IN WILLS 1985, VISIBLE ON 1969 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. DESCRIBED
AS SOUTH FACING. [SMR gives NGR - SU 503664].
(Source: SMR )
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | E of Lower Farm, Greenham - S of Hambridge Lane railway bridge, N bank of Kennet and Avon Canal, Thatcham. |
Area |
Thatcham, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 502 666
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1998)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete, Wood |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Medium Term) Detail: The site is partly overgrown. |
Recorder | Cole, Chris |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. |
Photographs | (2) - extenal views (slide and prints). |
Adjacent sites | Type 22 pillbox to E (SU 505664) and type 28a emplacement to W (SU 499667). |
DOB site reference: | S0008861 |
Associated Identifier | West Berkshire SMR (ref: 05046.02.041 - WB5619) |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2000/03/20 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2000/08/20 |