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Three circular and two square sockets (now filled) of a vertical rail roadblock. More sockets are probably hidden under grass.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/17)
2 x 18in square, concrete sockets, and 4 x 12in diameter circular sockets, for anti-tank steel rails, set in the ground.
(Source: Field Visit 2001/09/18)
Type of site | ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL |
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Location | By side of road at Garslade Farm, Godney. |
Area |
Godney, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 49457 42812
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete, Steel |
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 |
![]() ![]() ![]() (2) - close-ups of sockets (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0015669 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2001/09/18 Field Visit, On 2003/01/17 |