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Gun emplacement, hexagonal in plan. 3ft high brick walls on concrete base. 10ft brick blast wall at rear. 2 concrete pillars and open front supporting concrete roof. Concrete plinth in centre of pillbox with 9 metal threaded bolts protruding from upper surface.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/11/26)
Type of site | GUN EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | Approx. 50yds from Holt Fleet Bridge. |
Area |
Holt, Worcestershire, England |
Grid reference |
SO 826 633
(Scale: 1:50000
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Parker, Brian (Hereford and Worcester Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 1 - Line of River Severn from Tewkesbury via Worcester and Bridgnorth to Shrewsbury, and then on to Llandrinio. Holt Fleet defended locality - Defences of Holt Fleet defended locality [ref: Worcester Sub-Area Operation Instruction No.3 Map 'A']. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - map of area |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0009081 |
Associated Identifier | Hereford and Worcester SMR (ref: HWCM 24910) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1995/11/26 |