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This hexagonal, brick-shuttered pillbox was situated beside the River Trent at South Muskham Bridge. It fell into the river in January 1951 [newspaper item attached to record].
(Source: Field Visit 2001/08/26)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | South Muskham Bridge over the River Trent. |
Area |
South Muskham, Nottinghamshire, England |
Grid reference |
SK 787 563
(Scale: 1:25000
, 2000)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Sibley, David |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Peterborough - York) - Section of the GHQ Line, running from Peterborough via Newark-on-Trent and Gainsborough to the River Humber, and on to York. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - newspaper cutting with photograph. |
Photographs |
![]() (1) - archival photograph (1951). |
DOB site reference: | S0015617 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2001/08/26 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2001/08/26 Destruction, During 1951 |