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At water's edge - foundations partly eroded away. Entrance on E side.
[Colin Alexander's gazetteer lists it as a type 28a].
(Source: Field Visit 1999/07/27)
Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement [sic]. Field of fire W towards Midgham - Brimpton road. Brick-shuttered with sloped concrete roof
Embrasure surround facing canal is painted white.
[with plan drawn on form].
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/19)
RECTANGULAR PILLBOX, CONCRETE WITH BRICK SHUTTERING, WEST FACING. LISTED IN WILLS 1985
(Source: SMR )
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | N bank of Kennet and Avon Canal, between railway and canal, between Woolhampton Bridge and Wickham Knight's Bridge, E of Midgham Station, Woolhampton. |
Area |
Woolhampton, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 575 665
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1998)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: River bank erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Foundations are being eroded by river. |
Recorder | Cole, Chris |
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. |
Photographs |
(6) - external views (2 slides, 4 prints) (2 DIGITISED) |
Adjacent sites | Type 22 pillbox to E (SU 580665) and type 28a to NE (SU 585666). |
DOB site reference: | S0008576 |
Associated Identifier | West Berkshire SMR (ref: 05046.02.026 - WB5604) |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/07/27 Field Visit, On 2000/08/19 |