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Machine dug anti tank ditch following a zig-zag line in the Sulham Valley. Plotted from air photographs.
(Source: Air Photograph 1943/08/04)
Type of site | ANTI TANK DITCH |
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Location | Running N-S along the Sulham Valley. |
Area |
Tidmarsh, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 6400 7608
SU 6393 7596 SU 6394 7565 SU 6382 7543 SU 6389 7513 SU 6381 7497 SU 6392 7459 SU 6387 7434 SU 6423 7410 SU 6427 7393 SU 6453 7376 SU 6460 7325 SU 6476 7291 SU 6474 7255 SU 6491 7225 SU 6488 7212 SU 6503 7206 SU 6510 7203 SU 6519 7198 |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Infilled |
Materials | Earthwork |
Recorder | |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Red - GHQ Stop Line running from south of Malmesbury to west of Reading. 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: | S0016662 |
Reference |
1943/08/04 16A/AC467 (frs.5001-5005) 1943/08/04 16A/AC467 (frs.5013-5017) |
Event |
Construction, During 1940/07 |