Defence of Britain Database Anti-invasion record: S0008550

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Shell-proof type 24 pillbox.
(Source: Book 1999)
Brick-shuttered type 24 pillbox at edge of wood. With attached porch/blast wall. Faces SW. In excellent condition. Internal access possible. A short spur of anti-tank ditch leads up to this pillbox [see UORN 8552]. Five iron picket posts are still in place in the bank on the N side of the pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/02/05)

Type of site	PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Location	At S corner of Hog Wood.
Area	Hinton Charterhouse, Bath and North East Somerset, England
Grid reference	ST 7741 5944
Period	WW2
Condition	Good
Materials	Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete
Recorder	Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project)
Defence grouping	GHQ Line: Green - Stop Line - Burnham on Sea to near Melksham (where it joins with the GHQ Line: Blue) and then north to the River Severn at Newnham. This line is also known as the Bristol Outer Line. Manned by VIII Corps.
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DOB site reference:	S0008550
Reference	1999 Ironside's Line 1999 Warwalks: Stop Line Green
Event	Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/02/05