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Photographic evidence from Colin Alexander shows a brick-shuttered type 26 pillbox, with a covered 'porch', standing on a concrete plinth. [Alexander gives NGR - ST 628512].
(Source: Photograph )
Type 26 pillbox.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
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Location | Coal Pit Lane, W of Chilcompton. |
Area |
Chilcompton, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 6299 5101
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Green, M. |
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 |
![]() (1) - exterior view (DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0013987 |
Reference |
1999 Warwalks: Stop Line Green |
Event |
Field Visit, In the period 1995 1999 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |