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Type 22 pillbox, wood-shuttered, in good condition, situated on bank of canal with field of fire S towards railway and Newbury. Has sloping edges to roof. [with plan drawn on form].
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/20)
Pillbox [no public access].
(Source: Field Visit 1999/02/07)
Type 22 pillbox, wood-shuttered, in good condition, situated on bank of canal with field of fire S towards railway and Newbury. [with plan drawn on form].
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/20)
SOUTH FACING POLYGONAL CONCRETE PILLBOX LISTED IN WILLS 1985. VISIBLE ON 1969 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS BUT DESTROYED SINCE. [Latter comment does not appear to be correct 16.11.01].
(Source: SMR )


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)
      

      

        Location
        W of Newbury and Northcroft Bridge, on N bank of Kennet & Avon Canal, adjacent to Lambourn Valley Way footpath and S of Northcroft.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Newbury, Berkshire, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SU 4647 6716
             (Scale: 1:50000
              , 1998)
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Good

      

      

        Materials
        
            Reinforced Concrete, 
            Wood
        
      

      

        Threats
        
            Type: Flooding (Long Term) 
Detail: Danger of flooding from canal.

        		
      

      

        Recorder
        Cobb, Peter D. (UK Fortifications Club)
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. 

 
 Newbury nodal point - The defences of Newbury on the GHQ Blue Line. The defences were developed as a nodal point because Newbury was considered an important centre of regional road communications (July 1940). During 1941 it was reclassified as a Category B anti-tank island. It is shown as an anti-tank island on the map of the 'Southern Command Home Defence Programme 1940' - PRO WO 199/48. 

        		
      

      

        Photographs
        
View of PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) - S0001704
         

     (3) - transparency of exterior view [Chris Cole] and exterior view print (DIGITISED), exterior view (C. Alexander).  		
      

      

        Adjacent sites
        6pdr. gunpit to E at SU 472673 and type 22 pillbox to W at SU 462672.

      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0001704

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            West Berkshire SMR (ref: 05046.02.051 - WB5628)
        
      

      

        Original Reference
        7019
      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, On 1999/02/07 

            Field Visit, On 1996/03/24 

            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 2000/08/20 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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