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4 concrete cylinders on the roadside, part of roadblock on Tidmarsh Lane.
(Source: Article 1994/12)
4 massive concrete anti-tank obstacles, cylindrical in shape with cone tops: on the site of a road block where the stop line and anti-tank ditch crossed the lane.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/07/05)
Four massive cylindrical obstacles, formed from sections of drainage pipe, with additional concrete conical tops. Diameter - 5ft. Height, with tops - 6ft.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/09/03)
At least 7 cylinders plotted from air photograph. Part of roadblock [see UORN 16719].
(Source: Air Photograph 1943/08/04)
| Type of site | CYLINDER |
|---|---|
| Location | On the E side of the lane just S of Oaklands Farm. |
| Area |
Tidmarsh, Berkshire, England |
| Grid reference |
SU 6391 7444
(Scale: 1:10000
, 1990)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
| Defence grouping |
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 |
(1) - site view (DIGITISED) (Hunt). |
| DOB site reference: | S0002684 |
| Original Reference | 8031 |
| Reference |
1994/12 Sulham Valley: A Heavy Concentration of Anti-Tank Pillboxes 1943/08/04 16A/AC467 (frs.5001-5005) |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/07/05 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1994 Field Visit, On 2003/09/03 |
