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2 anti-tank cubes (5ft square and 5ft high) and 3 anti-tank cylinders - hidden in the hedge and undergrowth.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/08/26)
Two anti-tank cubes with pyramidal tops (5ft x 5ft x 7ft high), each set with an angle to the road. Each has an iron ring in this angle. Behind are three more blocks, overgrown.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/02/04)
Several anti-tank blocks on either side of farm road. Plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1945/06/13)
Type of site | CUBE |
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Location | On the side of the narrow lane, partly in the hedge, directly opposite Whaddon Farm old main farmhouse. |
Area |
Semington, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
ST 87960 61351
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: Some of the anti-tank blocks are overgrown. |
Recorder | Harvey, Gerald |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. |
Attached Sheets | (2) - site location map and sheet of photographs. |
Photographs |
(1) - on attached sheet. |
Adjacent sites | Part of a strongly defended area, with at least 5 pillboxes and 2 sets of anti-tank obstacles in an area 500 yards square. Anti-tank pillbox at ST 88066140. |
DOB site reference: | S0000172 |
Reference |
1945/06/13 106G/UK/377 (fr.4040) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/08/26 Field Visit, On 2003/02/04 |