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Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement. [Original defence site number - 257].
(Source: Book 1999)
Anti-tank gun emplacement (type 28A) in very good condition; clear of overgrowth and clean inside. LMG side chamber with three embrasures: one other LMG embrasure. Main 2pdr. anti-tank gun embrasure faces S at anti-tank ditch, a section of which has been re-excavated and preserved [see UORN 16702]. Doorway on N side.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/09/04)
Rectangular pillbox structure plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1944/03/08)
Rectangular structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1975)
Anti-tank pillbox with 2pdr. gun embrasure.
(Source: Article 1999)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
|---|---|
| Location | On W side of track, WNW of Collins Farm, Frilford. |
| Area |
Frilford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Grid reference |
SU 43247 97635
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1975)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Smith, Leslie |
| Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Red - GHQ Stop Line running from south of Malmesbury to west of Reading. |
| Photographs |
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| DOB site reference: | S0011973 |
| Reference |
GHQ Line Rear or Section Red: Research Report 1999 Ironside's Line 1999 Invasion 1940 1944/03/08 US/7PH/GP/LOC208 (frs.5003-5004) |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/09/04 |
