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Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement. [Original defence site number - 247].
(Source: Book 1999)
Rectangular anti-tank gun emplacement. Chamfered forward roof edge. Viewed from distance. Possibly faces N. No access.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/09/04)
Rectangular structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1975)
Rectangular structure plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1944/03/08)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | W of Manor Farm behind houses off St. John's Close, Fyfield. |
Area |
Fyfield and Tubney, Oxfordshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 42022 98881
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1975)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Red - GHQ Stop Line running from south of Malmesbury to west of Reading. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0011966 |
Reference |
GHQ Line Rear or Section Red: Research Report 1999 Ironside's Line 1944/03/08 US/7PH/GP/LOC208 (frs.5003-5004) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/09/04 |