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Wooden poles were erected across the meadow on a grid pattern as an anti-air landing deterrent, at an estimated interval of 100ft. [Some poles taken from these defences survive as fence supports at the S end (E side) of Pershore old bridge.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/01)
The shadows of some anti-landing poles appear to show in air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1941/11/07)
| Type of site | ANTI LANDING POLE |
|---|---|
| Location | Weir Meadow N of River Avon, Pershore. |
| Area |
Pershore, Worcestershire, England |
| Grid reference |
SO 9490 4488
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Removed |
| Materials | Wood |
| Recorder | Wilks, Mick (Hereford and Worcester Defence of Britain Project) |
| Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 2 - Stop Line following the line of the River Avon from Tewkesbury to the neighbourhood of Coventry. Pershore defended locality - Defences of Pershore defended locality [ref: Worcester Sub-Area Operation Instruction No.3 Map 'A']. |
| Attached Sheets | (1) - map of area |
| Photographs |
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| DOB site reference: | S0009034 |
| Associated Identifier | Hereford and Worcester SMR (ref: HWCM 24666) |
| Reference |
1998/02 An Appraisal of the World War Two Defences around the Pershore Bridges 1999/07 The Defences of Pershore Bridges 1940-1944 1941/11/07 13T/UK767 (frs.16-17) |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/01 Field Visit, On 2002/10/31 |
