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Air Ministry pattern type 22 pillbox, strengthened as per Air Ministry orders in 1941. Pre-cast concrete embrasures. Iron Turnbull mounting remains.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/04/08)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | On bank by railway bridge on Snailwell to Newmarket road. |
Area |
Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, England |
Grid reference |
TL 646 659
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1994)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
RAF Snailwell defences - Ground and ground-to-air defences |
Attached Sheets | (1) - site location plan. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view. |
DOB site reference: | S0001757 |
Original Reference | 7072 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/04/08 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |