Data copyright © Council for British Archaeology unless otherwise stated
This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Council for British Archaeology
92 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JX
England
Tel: +44 (0)1904
Fax: 671417
Medium machine gun emplacement. Brick shuttered. Highly unusual structure with three main embrasures facing S, SE, and W. Shutter to LMG embrasure in position. It stood at a bend in the anti-tank ditch [UORN 16697]. Entrance on SE side through attached porch - steps down. Badly overgrown. In private field, not far from footpath. Interior access but flooded.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/08/28)
Possible square pillbox structure plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1961/07/28)
Type of site | VICKERS MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT |
---|---|
Location | At edge of field behind houses off footpath from Crondall Road, Crookham Village. |
Area |
Crookham Village, Hampshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 79021 52026
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The heavy machine gun emplacement is badly overgrown. |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
Aldershot Command: Fleet / Farnham stop line - Short length of stop line (a switch line), part of the perimeter defences of Aldershot, running S from the Fleet area via Pilcot and Crookham to join the GHQ Line NW ofr Farnham [Source: Aldershot Command memorandum CRAC No.4 4/2997/55 (G), 17 July 1940 - TNA: PRO WO 199/55) |
Photographs |
![]() ![]() |
DOB site reference: | S0016698 |
Reference |
1961/07/28 543/1426 (fr.364) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/08/28 |