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Spigot mortar emplacement in cemetery. Base has two small breeze block spur walls protruding from either side. In front of base and blocks is an earth mound piled as high as the breeze block walls.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/11/21)
Type of site | SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | Shrewsbury Cemetery, Shrewsbury |
Area |
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
Grid reference |
SJ 4878 1110
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete, Concrete Block, Earthwork, Steel |
Recorder | Lowry, Bernard (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Shrewsbury anti-tank island - Defences of the town of Shrewsbury, an anti-tank island. |
Photographs |
![]() ![]() (5) - general views (2 DIGITISED) |
DOB site reference: | S0005972 |
Event |
Construction, After 1941/05 Field Visit, On 1995/11/21 |