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Type 28A 2pdr pillbox positioned back to back to fire with another [see UORN 16664].
(Source: Article 1994/12)
Rectangular anti-tank gun emplacement set back to back at a slight angle with another [see UORN 16664]. Shuttered with horizontal wooden planks, but vertical around the doorway (on S side). Corrugated iron-shuttered roof (internal). Stands on three feet thick plinth (ground marshy by stream). Cut-off corners and chamfered roof edge. One main embrasure (blocked). Internal LMG side chamber with two embrasures, one blocked. Further LMG embrasure in E face. Damage to a corner revealing reinforcing bars, possibly occasioned by being used as a target for shell fire. Used as a cattle shelter. Faces N. Public access, including interior - close to footpath.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/09/03)
Concrete anti-tank gun emplacement, now used as animal shelter.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/07/05)
Rectangular structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1969)
Rectangular pillbox plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1946/07/10)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | E of the River Pang, on footpath running W-E from Sulham Hill to Sulham Lane, by the side of a small stream, N of Oaklands Farm. |
Area |
Tidmarsh, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 63905 74769
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Corrugated Iron, Reinforced Concrete, Wood |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Red (Sulham Valley sector) - Length of the GHQ Stop Line: Red running between the Rivers Thames and Kennet, along the line of the Sulham Valley west of Reading. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0002682 |
Original Reference | 8029 |
Reference |
1994/12 Sulham Valley: A Heavy Concentration of Anti-Tank Pillboxes 1946/07/10 106G/UK/1646 (fr.3290) |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/07/05 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1994 Field Visit, On 2003/09/03 |