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At least 25 x anti-tank cubes (5ft), and one cylinder. They have weathered and some are covered in moss and sinking into the ground. Some may be ex-situ, and some have been broken up to use as hardcore. The blocks were cast in concrete using corrugated iron shuttering.
[with drawings on form].
(Source: Field Visit 2001/07/08)
Some 30 x anti-tank blocks (corrugated-iron cast 4ft cubes) lined up at side of track, ex-situ, but close to original location. Wood has been piled on top of them.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/17)
Type of site | CUBE |
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Location | Short distance S of Higher Bridge Farm, Upper Godney.
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Area |
Godney, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 4922 4256
(Scale: 1:25000
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete, Corrugated Iron |
Recorder | Perry, Christopher |
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. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0013974 |
Reference |
1999 Warwalks: Stop Line Green |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2001/07/08 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/01/17 |