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Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement.
(Source: Book 1999)
LARGE PILLBOX (RECTANGULAR) WITH ARTILLERY EMBRASURES. CONCRETE WITH BRICKSHUTTERING. IS ON
HIGHER GROUND OVER LOOKING THE CANAL, AND IS SOUTH FACING. LISTED IN WILLS 1985.
(Source: SMR )
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | A4 road (Bath Road), Woolhampton. |
Area |
Woolhampton, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 585 666
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Extant but condition unknown |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Alexander, Colin (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. Woolhampton bridgehead - The defences of Woolhampton on the GHQ Blue Line. The defences were developed as a bridgehead to allow troops counter-attacking an unhindered advance across the Kennet and Avon Canal. |
DOB site reference: | S0008878 |
Associated Identifier | West Berkshire SMR (ref: 05046.02.024 - WB5602) |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |