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Hexagonal pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 1996)
Concrete type 24 pillbox. From photographs, it appears in very good condition. Proposal to turn into a bat sanctuary (Oct. 2001).
(Source: Photograph 2001/09)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | On W side of River Tame, E of Alrewas. |
Area |
Alrewas, Staffordshire, England |
Grid reference |
SK 1882 1488
(Scale: 1:25000
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Other (Immediate) Detail: Proposal to turn this pillbox into a bat sanctuary, which would involve substantial modifications. |
Recorder | Wardle, Chris (Staffordshire County Council SMR) |
Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 6 - Tamworth via Trent Valley, E side of Stoke-on-Trent, to Macclesfield and Stockport, thence to 6 miles SE of Manchester. Western Command Stop Line No 5 - Tamworth to Burton-on-Trent and thence by River Dove to Ashbourne |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0013478 |
Associated Identifier | Staffordshire SMR (ref: 05044) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1996 |